Property Ownership
In Tennessee, when an owner of a fee simple estate dies intestate with a surviving spouse and two adult children, the estate is distributed:
AEntirely to the surviving spouse
BEqually among the spouse and children based on Tennessee intestate succession law
CEqually between the two children only
DOne-third to the spouse and two-thirds to the children, per Tennessee law✓ Correct
Explanation
Under Tennessee's intestate succession law (TCA 31-2-104), if there is a surviving spouse and children, the spouse receives a child's share — each person (spouse + children) receives equal shares. With 1 spouse + 2 children = 3 equal shares, each receives 1/3.
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