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If a person passes away without leaving a will in Tennessee, the real property they owned is immediately transferred to their heirs.

As with any estate, once the administrator is appointed, the debts of the estate will be paid and remaining assets will be distributed ing to the state's intestacy laws. The probate process can last anywhere from four months to a year or more.

Heirs who inherit land intestate (without a will) own it as tenants in common. 7 Tenants in common each own an undivided interest in the whole parcel of land, which means that none of the heirs can claim any specific piece of land. As tenants in common, each heir has equal rights to use and occupy the land.

For purposes of this subdivision (c)(5), dissipation of assets means wasteful expenditures which reduce the marital property available for equitable distributions and which are made for a purpose contrary to the marriage either before or after a complaint for divorce or legal separation has been filed.

In Tennessee, the process begins when the executor, named in the will or an administrator appointed by the court if there's no will, files a petition with the probate court. The court then oversees the entire process ensuring all debts are paid and remaining assets are distributed to the correct heirs or beneficiaries.

If someone dies intestate in Tennessee with no surviving spouse or descendants, the first beneficiaries would be their parents, if they still live. The estate will be divided between both parents if they're alive or pass in entirety to one survivor. If no parents are alive, the estate then passes to any siblings.