When a debtor absconds or leaves such debtor's family, the exempted property shall be set apart for the use of the spouse and family, and shall be exempt in the hands of the spouse or children.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-109
Debtor deserting family — Property exempt in hands of spouse or children
Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act
The act spans §§ 26–26 (62 sections).
Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 14; T.C.A., § 26-213; Acts 1985, ch. 140, § 5.
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.