O.C.G.A. § 9-3-93: Five-year tolling for unrepresented estate — In favor of creditors.

The time between the death of a person and the commencement of representation upon his estate or between the termination of one administration and the commencement of another shall not be counted against creditors of his estate, provided that such time does not exceed five years. At the expiration of the five years the limitation shall commence.