Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-102

Part definitions

Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act

The act spans §§ 26–26 (62 sections).

Applied in 31 court decisions — leading case Freeman v. Schulman (1996)

Most recently applied in In Re Lafoon (February 2002)

Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 8; T.C.A., § 26-207, T.C.A., § 26-2-105.

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Earnings” means the compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program;

(2) “Disposable earnings” means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld; and

(3) “Garnishment” means any legal or equitable procedure through which the earnings of an individual are required to be withheld for payment of any debt.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.