{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-5-3","heading":"Time limitation.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section, the term “will” includes a codicil.\n(b) A will shall not be offered for probate following the expiration of five years from the earlier of:\n(1) The latest date on which a petition is filed for the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate, an order that no administration is necessary on the decedent’s estate, or the probate of a different will; or\n(2) The date of entry of a final order granting any petition of the sort described in paragraph (1) of this subsection that remains in continuing force and effect.\n(c) The offering of a will for probate following the entry of an order of the sort described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Code section shall constitute a claim against a decedent’s estate that arose before the death of the decedent for purposes of Code Section 9-3-36.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 5 Probate","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":"becfc6f6fa7e3c53e018a11a9953ae2e08aba18a6d390f8eaf5434c80b4cece7","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}