Fillable Printable Divorce Summons - Tennessee

Divorce Summons - Tennessee

IN THE CHANCERY / CIRCUIT COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

140 ADAMS AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38103

FOR THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT MEMPHIS

DIVORCE SUMMONS

NO. _________________________________

________________________________________________________

Home Address

Plaintiff ________________________________________________________

Business Address

vs.

________________________________________________________

Home Address

Defendant ________________________________________________________

Business Address

To the Defendant:

You are hereby summoned and required to defend a civil action by filing your answer with the Clerk of the Court and

serving a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on __________________________________________________________

within THIRTY (30) DAYS after this summons has been served upon you, not including the day of service. If you fail to

do so, a judgment by default may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

KENNY ARMSTRONG, Chancery Court Clerk

TESTED AND ISSUED JIMMY MOORE, Circuit Court Clerk

___________________________________ 20________ By _________________________________________ D.C.

TO THE DEFENDANT:

Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 26-2-114, you are hereby given the following notice: Tennessee law provides a four thousand

dollar ($4,000.00) debtor’s equity interest personal property exemption from execution or seizure to satisfy a judgment. If a judgment should be

entered against you in this action and you wish to claim property as exempt, you must file a written list, under oath, of the items you wish to

claim as exempt with the Clerk of the Court. The list may be filed at any time and may be changed by you thereafter as necessary; however,

unless it is filed before the judgment becomes final, it will not be effective as to any execution or garnishment issued prior to the filing of the

list. Certain items are automatically exempt by law and do not need to be listed; these include items of necessary wearing apparel (clothing) for

yourself and your family and trunks or other receptacles necessary to contain such apparel, family portraits, the family Bible, and school

books. Should any of these items be seized, you would have the right to recover them. If you do not understand your exemption right or how

to exercise it, you may wish to seek the counsel of a lawyer.

COST BOND

I hereby acknowledge and bind myself for the prosecution of this action and payment of all costs not to exceed $500.00 in this court which may

at any time by adjudged against the Plaintiff in the event the said Plaintiff shall not pay the same.

Witness my hand this ___________ day of _____________________, 20______.

Certification when applicable

____________________________________________________

I, KENNY ARMSTRONG / JIMMY MOORE, Clerk, Shelby County, Tennessee

Certify this to be a true and accurate copy as filed this _____________________

KENNY ARMSTRONG / JIMMY MOORE, Clerk - By _________________________, D.C.

RETURN ON SERVICE OF SUMMONS

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SERVED THE WITHIN SUMMONS:

By delivering on the ________ day of __________________________________, 20________, at _____________ M. a copy of the

summons and a copy of the Complaint to the following Defendant: ____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MARK LUTTRELL, Sheriff

By ________________________________, Deputy Sheriff

PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SERVED THE WITHIN SUMMONS:

By delivering on the ________ day of __________________________________, 20________, at _____________ M. a copy of the

summons and a copy of the Complaint to the following Defendant: ______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Please Print the Following)

Private Process Server: __________________________________ Company: _____________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________

Other manner of service:

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hereby certify that I have NOT served this Summons on the within named Defendant ______________________________________

because he or she is not to be found in this County after diligent search and inquiry for the following reasons:

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

This _______ day of _____________________, 20_____ MARK LUTTRELL, Sheriff

By ________________________________, Deputy Sheriff

NO. __________________ D. _____________

IN THE CHANCERY / CIRCUIT COURT

OF TENNESSEE

FOR THE THIRTIETH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT MEMPHIS

DIVORCE SUMMONS

______________________________________

Plaintiff

VS.

______________________________________

Defendant

Came to hand _________________________

Attorney for the Plaintiff: