{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-12","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-6-12","heading":"Declination.","body":"A nominated executor may decline in writing the right to serve as executor, but this shall not preclude the nominated executor from qualifying at a later time to serve as executor or administrator with the will annexed to fill a vacancy.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 6 Administrators and Personal Representatives","Article 2 Appointment"],"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":"e3a20b9a1b2198a065efbc31be93c36334cccd87112404b823b48cc0ce1f38d2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-11","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}