{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-1-7","heading":"Surviving spouse under the age of 18 years.","body":"A surviving spouse who is under the age of 18 years is entitled to apply for, take, and hold any share in the deceased spouse’s estate to which the surviving spouse is entitled by virtue of being an heir or a beneficiary or being eligible for year’s support without the intervention of a guardian or other trustee.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions","Article 1 In General"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.53.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:00:27Z","sha256":"9a488ffed15d0fd8a1e11eb387477bba947f9a1f9f82fdbf7a030c118223be72","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-1-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-1-8","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}