When a debtor absconds or abandons the debtor's family, the homestead shall be set apart for the use of the spouse and family, and shall be exempt in the hands of the spouse or children; and such property, on the death of the owner, shall be exempt in the hands of the surviving spouse and children, as prescribed in § 30-2-105.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-311
Setting apart for deserted family
Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act
The act spans §§ 26-2-101 to 26-2-410 (62 sections).
Acts 1870-1871, ch. 71, § 6; Shan., § 3810al; Code 1932, § 7732; T.C.A
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.