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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. § 53-4-46: Presumption of intent.

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  1. TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
  2. CHAPTER 4 Wills
  3. Article 5 Revocation and Republication

(a) A presumption of intent to revoke arises if the original of a testator’s will cannot be found to probate.

(b) A copy of a will may be offered for probate in accordance with Chapter 5 of this title in lieu of the original will if the original cannot be found to probate, provided that the copy is proved by a preponderance of the evidence to be a true copy of the original will and that the presumption of intent to revoke set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section is rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

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