Exemptions for dependent children
Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act
The act spans §§ 26-2-101 to 26-2-410 (62 sections).
Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 11; T.C.A., § 26-210; Acts 1989, ch. 538, § 1.
(1) To the above allowances, there shall be added as exempt to the judgment debtor the sum of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per week for each dependent child under sixteen (16) years of age and a resident of this state.
(2) It is the responsibility of the judgment debtor to inform the employer of each dependent child claimed under this section.
(3) This section shall not apply if the debtor fails to so inform the employer.
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.