{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-5-17","heading":"Procedure.","body":"(a) A will may be proved in common form upon the testimony of a single subscribing witness and without service or notice to anyone. If the will is self-proved, compliance with signature requirements for execution is presumed and other requirements for execution are presumed without the testimony of any subscribing witness.\n(b) The petition to probate a will in common form shall set forth the same information required in a petition to probate a will in solemn form. The petition shall conclude with a prayer for the issuance of letters testamentary.","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":"17986d007e5a385c44354a1cad1bea075eeb81372f4b1d5113c9e8f5228e559d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-16","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}