{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-4-2","heading":"When will takes effect.","body":"A will shall take effect instantly upon the death of the testator however long probate may be postponed.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 4 Wills","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"c36a8812c64c15214fc32af6f4a8648624c17ab306d3028ca3366b849da5f09c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}