{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-56","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-4-56","heading":"Construction of wills; parol evidence.","body":"In construing a will, the court may hear parol evidence of the circumstances surrounding the testator at the time of execution to explain all ambiguities, whether latent or patent.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 4 Wills","Article 6 Construction of Will; Testamentary Gifts"],"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":"ef1011800319535a2f50bece887ab3963bc266cf41528afa6c9313f0d2bf2f5b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-55","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-4-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}