As used in this part:(1) 'Clerk' means a clerk of a court of general sessions, the courts of record or any other courts duly established under the laws of Tennessee;(2) 'Court' means the court of general sessions, the courts of record or any other courts duly established under the law of Tennessee;(3) 'Property, debts, and effects' includes real estate and choses in action, whether due or not, and judgments before a court; also money or stocks in an incorporated company.Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 21; modified; T.C.A., § 26-231.
Tennessee Legal Code