{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-2-42","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-2-42","heading":"Right of action by creditor.","body":"After the granting of an order by the probate court that no administration is necessary, any creditor of the decedent shall have a right of action on the unsatisfied debts against the heirs, to the extent of the value of property received by the heirs.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 2 Descent and Distribution","Article 4 Dispensing with Administration"],"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 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"22a058b93677512650c2d4545c74a95b38254da50517249897978ca6cb5551c2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-2-41","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-2-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}