{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-5-16","heading":"Conclusiveness; persons protected if set aside.","body":"(a) The probate of a will in common form is not conclusive upon anyone interested in the estate adversely to the will except as provided in Code Section 53-5-19.\n(b) If set aside, probate of a will in common form does not protect the executor in any acts beyond the executor’s normal duties of collecting and preserving assets of the estate and paying the debts of the estate. Bona fide purchasers without notice under legally made sales from the executor will be protected.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 5 Probate","Article 2 Common Form"],"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":"41f5817c6024691c49a8184a3ad034c2e4d4b9072711251a431c696156c73af5","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-15","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}