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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 53-4-3: Determination whether instrument is will.

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  1. TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
  2. CHAPTER 4 Wills
  3. Article 1 General Provisions

No particular form is necessary to constitute a will. To determine whether an instrument is a will, the test is the intention of the maker to be gathered from the whole instrument, read in light of the surrounding circumstances. If the intention is to convey a present interest, though the possession is postponed until after death, the instrument is not a will. If the intention is to convey an interest accruing and having effect only at death, the instrument is a will.

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