Probate Notice (37CH1-2026-PR-79)
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This is a notice to creditors for the estate of Clifford Compton, informing creditors that Letters of Administration were issued on May 1, 2026, and that claims must be filed by specified deadlines or be forever barred.
Key Takeaways
- Letters of Administration issued May 1, 2026
- Decedent: Clifford Compton, died 1/28/2026
- File claims with the Hawkins County Chancery Court clerk
- Claims barred if not filed by the applicable deadline
- Published
- Category
- Probate
- Case #
- 37CH1-2026-PR-79
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If you don't respond
Creditors must file claims by the earlier prescribed deadline (four months from first publication or other statutory date) or their claims will be forever barred.
What to do next
- 1
Confirm deadlines and publication date
Check the first publication/posting date of this notice to calculate the four-month filing deadline.
- 2
Prepare and file your claim
Prepare documentation of the debt and file it with the Hawkins County Chancery Court clerk before the deadline; the court is at the Hawkins County Courthouse.
Frequently asked questions
- Who issued Letters of Administration for Clifford Compton?
- The Hawkins County Chancery Court issued Letters of Administration on May 1, 2026.
- How do I file a claim against this estate?
- File your claim with the Clerk of the Hawkins County Chancery Court at the courthouse listed in the notice.
- What happens if I miss the filing deadline?
- If you do not file by the earlier statutory deadline, your claim will be forever barred.
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Legal terms in this notice
- Letters of Administration
- Court document appointing someone to manage an estate when there is no executor named in a will.
- Notice to Creditors
- A public announcement telling creditors to file claims against the estate by a deadline.
- Matured or unmatured claims
- Debts already due (matured) and debts not yet due (unmatured) owed by the decedent.
Full Notice Text
Hawkins County Chancery Court Hawkins County Courthouse 100 E. Main Street, Suite 316 Rogersville, TN 37857 (423)272-8150 NOTICE TO CREDITORS As Required by TCA §30-2-306 Estate of Clifford Compton, Deceased Case Number 37CH1-2026-PR-79 Notice is hereby given that on May 1 of 2026 Letters of Administration in respect of the estate of Clifford Compton, who died 1/28/2026, were issued to the undersigned by the Hawkins County Chancery Court of Hawkins County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before date that