Probate Forms (TN)
There are a number of state-specific forms you may need when going through the probate process.
This page lists common TN forms and offers help in locating others. While you are welcome to browse these forms, note that the Tasks Tab will guide you through the use of relevant forms at the appropriate times.
General TN Forms
In Tennessee, probate is normally handled by the Clerk and Master of the applicable Chancery Court (Tennessee's 95 counties are divided into 31 judicial districts, each with its own Chancery Court). If you are using EstateExec and you enter the decedent's county of legal residence on the Decedent tab, you will see a link to the appropriate court here.
Below you will find links that allow you to download and use some of the more common TN probate forms (you may want to check with your local court for form preferences):
- Petition for Testate Administration - Get the probate process started
- Petition for Intestate Administration - Get the administration process started if there is no will
- Affidavit of Witness to Will - Include with Testate Petition if helpful
- Bond Waiver - Include with Petition if desired and not addressed by will
- Notice of Hearing - Notify heirs of the probate application
- TennCare Request for Release - Notify TennCare of the death
- Affidavit of Notice - Tell the court you notified the heirs
- Estate Inventory - You may want to use EstateExec's Inventory Report instead
- Status Report - Tell the court why the estate is still open
- Final Accounting - You may want to use EstateExec's Final Accounting Report instead, or as an attachment
- Notice of Accounting - Inform interested parties of accounting submission
- Bequest Receipt - Have heir acknowledge receipt of bequest
- Petition for Muniment of Title - Alternative approach to probate
Tennessee does not provide official state-wide forms, so above we have provided example probate forms from various counties. It may be best to contact your local county to see if they have preferred forms, but if not, you may want to adapt one of the forms from the Hamilton County Court Clerk Probate Forms or the Nashville Circuit Court Clerk Probate Forms. The appendix of the Tennessee Manual for Probate also provides a few generic form examples.
Small TN Estate Forms
Small estates sometimes need only 1 specialized form or affidavit: see Small TN Estates.
Using TN Probate Forms
If you are using a licensed EstateExec estate, information about finding your court will appear here.
As mentioned above, the tasks on the estate's Tasks Tab
will list a series of steps that help you understand which form to use when.
You may also want to see
How to Become Executor for
Additional Information
In case you're interested, probate forms for other states can be found here: