{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-6-23","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-6-23","heading":"Construction of words such as “heirs” or “heirs of body.”","body":"Limitations over to “heirs,” “heirs of the body,” “lineal heirs,” “lawful heirs,” “issue,” or words of similar meaning shall be held to mean “children” whether the parents are alive or dead. Under such words the children and the descendants of deceased children by representation in being at the time of the vesting of the estate shall take.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 6 Estates","Article 2 Fee Simple Estates"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.44.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":"94a8913e121cd4d1a2b9dd6fdf73d33362568a12f44affc5f387be3e55b9d4b0","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-6-22","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-6-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}