{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-46","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-4-46","heading":"Presumption of intent.","body":"(a) A presumption of intent to revoke arises if the original of a testator’s will cannot be found to probate.\n(b) A copy of a will may be offered for probate in accordance with Chapter 5 of this title in lieu of the original will if the original cannot be found to probate, provided that the copy is proved by a preponderance of the evidence to be a true copy of the original will and that the presumption of intent to revoke set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section is rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 4 Wills","Article 5 Revocation and Republication"],"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":"cbcc7b021bea381d6ed6da86e57339bcf48bce987036265bb39f7e1086f93c64","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-45","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}