{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-31","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-9-31","heading":"Authority of judge of probate court to grant administration.","body":"The judge of the probate court can grant administration only on the estate of a person who was:\n(1) A resident at the time of his death of the county where the application is made; or\n(2) A nonresident of the state, with property in the county where the application is made or with a bona fide cause of action against some person therein.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 9 Probate Courts","Article 2 Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d5293e41d454f0798b5ceece4c1568b29a54d87dec011268348bc417db124c8f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-30.9","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}