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- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-3 · Inheritance by children born out of wedlock.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-4 · Inheritance from children born out of wedlock.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-5 · Children conceived by artificial insemination.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-6 · Individual related to decedent through two or more lines of relationship.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-7 · Vesting of title to property; right to possession.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-8 · Death intestate, and without ascertainable heirs, of spouse of intestate decedent.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-20 · Jurisdiction of probate or superior court.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-21 · Filing of petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-22 · Petition by person claiming to be heir or distributee.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-23 · Superior court procedure.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-24 · Probate court procedure.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-25 · Intervention by person claiming to be heir or distributee.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-26 · Effect of findings of court.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-27 · DNA testing for kinship; procedure; costs.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-30 · Authority of administrator; method of distribution provided for in will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-31 · Petition in probate court; distribution in kind not pro rata.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-32 · Order of probate court.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-40 · Petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-41 · Issuance of citation and order; objections.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-42 · Right of action by creditor.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-50 · Definition.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-2-51 · Procedure.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-1 · Preference and entitlement.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-2 · Events barring right to support.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-3 · Provision in will in lieu of support; election.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-4 · “Homestead” defined; taxes and tax liens.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-5 · Filing of petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-6 · Issuance of citation and publication of notice; mailing of petition to tax commissioner.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-7 · Hearing and determination.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-8 · Minor children by individuals other than surviving spouse.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-9 · Vesting of title to property set apart.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-10 · Property inside or outside county.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-11 · Awarding interest in real property.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-12 · Fees.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-13 · Sale or conveyance of property by personal representative or temporary administrator prior to award.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-14 · Real property subject to option to purchase or contract to sell.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-15 · Conveyance, contract, or lien made by surviving spouse or guardian.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-16 · Real property subject to purchase money mortgage.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-17 · Personal property subject to mortgage or other security interest.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-18 · Landlord’s lien on crops.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-19 · Conveyance or encumbrance by surviving spouse of property set aside; effect.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-20 · Conveyance or encumbrance by surviving spouse of property set aside; approval of probate court.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-3-21 · Appointment of temporary administrator.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-1 · Power of testator.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-2 · When will takes effect.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-3 · Determination whether instrument is will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-4 · Incorporation of extrinsic documents into will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-5 · Written statement or list disposing of items of tangible personal property.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-10 · Minimum age; conviction of crime.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-11 · Decided and rational desire; incapacity to contract; insanity; advanced age or eccentricity.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-12 · Freedom of volition.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-20 · Required writing; signing; witnesses; codicil.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-21 · Knowledge of contents of will by testator.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-22 · Competency of witness.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-23 · Testamentary gift to witness or witness’s spouse.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-24 · Self-proved will or codicil.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-30 · Contract concerning succession.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-31 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-32 · Effect of execution.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-33 · Revocation.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-40 · Power of testator.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-41 · Intent.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-42 · Express or implied revocation.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-43 · Subsequent will or other written instrument.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-44 · Destruction or obliteration of will or material portion thereof.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-45 · Revival or republication of previous will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-46 · Presumption of intent.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-47 · Effect of implied revocation.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-48 · Effect of testator’s marriage, or birth or adoption of child; provision in will for class of children.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-49 · Effect of testator’s divorce, annulment, or remarriage to former spouse.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-50 · Republication of revoked will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-55 · Construction of wills; intention of testator.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-56 · Construction of wills; parol evidence.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-57 · Partial illegality of will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-58 · Failure to provide for living child believed dead.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-59 · Specific, demonstrative, general, or residuary testamentary gifts.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-60 · Income, profit, or increase of specific testamentary gifts.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-61 · Time at which general or demonstrative testamentary gift bears interest.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-62 · Testamentary gift to charity.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-63 · Payment of debts of testator and expenses of estate administrator.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-64 · Death of beneficiary before will executed or before death of testator.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-65 · Disposition of lapsed or void testamentary gift of residuum.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-66 · Ademption or destruction of specific testamentary gift.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-67 · Exchange, loss, theft, destruction, or condemnation of testamentary gift.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-68 · Conditions that are impossible, illegal, or against public policy; conditions in terrorem.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-69 · Election by beneficiary with claim adverse to will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-70 · Election by beneficiary owning testamentary gift of property.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-71 · Compensation to defeated beneficiary electing against will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-72 · Passing of after-acquired property.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-73 · Disposition of heart pacemakers.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-74 · Pecuniary marital deduction testamentary gift or transfer.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-4-75 · [Repealed] Construction of wills and trust instruments referring to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-1 · Jurisdiction and domicile.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-2 · Right to offer will for probate; “interested person” defined.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-3 · Time limitation.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-4 · Recovery of property from bona fide purchaser for value.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-5 · Duty to file will.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-6 · Admission of executor before qualification or of a beneficiary.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-7 · Proof of codicil.
- O.C.G.A. § 53-5-15 · Common or solemn form.