All advancements, whether by settlement or otherwise, in the lifetime of deceased, or by testamentary provision, shall be collated and brought into contribution in the partition and distribution of the real and personal estate of the deceased; those in real estate, first in the partition of real estate, and those in personal estate in the distribution of the personal estate.
Code 1858, § 2432 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 48, § 1); Shan., § 4175; Code 1932, § 8402a; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 31-702.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 819, 820.
Law Reviews.
Concealing Legislative Reform in the Common-Law Tradition: The Advancements Doctrine and the Uniform Probate Code (Mary L. Fellows), 37 Vand. L. Rev. 671 (1984).
The Doctrine of Advancements, 17 Tenn. L. Rev. 254 (1943).
The Doctrine of Advancements in Tennessee (Stephanie W. Harris), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 763 (1983).
Wills, Trusts and Estates (Herein of Future Interests) — 1956 Tennessee Survey (W. J. Bowe), 9 Vand. L. Rev. 1157 (1956).