{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-3","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-4-3","heading":"Determination whether instrument is will.","body":"No particular form is necessary to constitute a will. To determine whether an instrument is a will, the test is the intention of the maker to be gathered from the whole instrument, read in light of the surrounding circumstances. If the intention is to convey a present interest, though the possession is postponed until after death, the instrument is not a will. If the intention is to convey an interest accruing and having effect only at death, the instrument is a will.","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":"a292262cd26218b96e3dc2228eff547b9a0eb6136e30ce3a1e6dd8ec6eda5076","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}