{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-52","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-6-52","heading":"Reduction.","body":"If the value of an estate decreases, the probate court may permit a corresponding reduction in the amount of the bond, but this reduction does not affect the liability of the surety for prior waste or misconduct by the personal representative or temporary administrator.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 6 Administrators and Personal Representatives","Article 6 Bond"],"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":"469045a285ca22eca6ac90d05aadcb8e28c469758091397d98bf5261c26ec3bb","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-51","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-6-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}