Within 60 daysTenn. Code Ann. § 30-2-301Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.

For a solvent estate whose claims are satisfied and whose court accountings are waived (by the will or by all residuary distributees), the personal representative and the residuary distributees file separate sworn statements in lieu of a detailed accounting under Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-2-601(b); otherwise the PR settles a detailed final accounting with the probate clerk under § 30-2-601(a). If the decedent was enrolled in TennCare at death, no estate may be closed until the PR files a TennCare release from the bureau (Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-116(c)(2))Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 30-2-601, 30-2-307, 30-2-707; § 71-5-116(c)(2) (TennCare release)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.

Tennessee publishes no statewide form, and some county courts publish their ownDavidson County Circuit Court (Probate Division), Declination to ServeVerified Sep 23, 2026View source. A signed writing stating the same facts is what the rule requires.

Yes. Tennessee requires an account of the administration to close on this routeTenn. Code Ann. § 30-2-601(a)(1), (a)(4)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, though the account can be excused in some estatesTenn. Code Ann. § 30-2-601(a)(1), (a)(4)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source. The personal representative files an accounting with the clerk of the court exercising probate jurisdiction within fifteen months of qualification and annually thereafter until the estate is fully administered; the requirement is waived when the will so provides, when all residuary distributees waive in a sworn writing, or by court orderT.C.A. § 30-2-601Verified Jul 11, 2026View source. Each person who received property signs a receiptTenn. Code Ann. §§ 30-2-601, 30-2-307, 30-2-707; § 71-5-116(c)(2) (TennCare release)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the signed receipts go with the closing statement.