{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-38","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-6-38","heading":"Administration of unrepresented estate by county administrator.","body":"If for any reason an estate is unrepresented and not likely to be represented, the probate court shall vest the administration of the estate in the county administrator, with notice given as provided for in Code Section 53-6-22. If, however, the estate does not exceed in value the sum set aside to the spouse and children of the decedent as year’s support, no administration shall be necessary, but the probate court shall by order set apart the same to the spouse and children, as provided by law.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 6 Administrators and Personal Representatives","Article 5 County Administrators"],"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":"163832c24c8c7b5acebd9dee969d56a9e7948884a07b5dfe5ec1598fd251d7be","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-37","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}