RETURN ON SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY MAIL
I hereby certify and return, that on the _______ day of ________________, 20 ____, I sent, postage
p
repaid, by registered return receipt mail or certified return receipt mail, a certified copy of the summons and a
copy of the complaint in Case No. ________________ to the defendant, _____________________________.
On the _________ day of _____________________, 20 ___, I received the return receipt for said
registered or certified mail, which had been signed by ______________________________________ on the
________ day of _________________________, 20 _______. Said return receipt is attached to this original
summons and both documents are being sent herewith to the Circuit Court Clerk for filing.
SW
ORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME ON
TH
IS _______ DAY OF _________________ , 20 ___
_____________________________________________
PLAINTIFF/PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY OTHER
PERSON AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE TO SERVE
_______
______________________________________ PROCESS
_____NOTARY PUBLIC or ____DEPUTY CLERK
My Commission Expires: _________________
_______NOTICE________
TO THE DEFENDANT(S):
Tennessee law provides a ten thousand dollar
($10,000.00) 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.
ATT
ACH
RETURN RECEIPT
HERE
(IF APPLICABLE)
_______
___________________________________________________________________________________________
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF SUMNER
I, Kathryn Strong, Clerk of the Circuit Court in the State and County
a
foresaid, do hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of the original
summons issued in this case.
(T
o be completed only if
copy certification required.)
Kathryn Strong, Clerk
By: _____
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