{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-7-2","heading":"Administration of entire estate; distribution of residuum.","body":"The personal representative shall be entitled to possess and administer the entire estate. If, after payment of debts and satisfaction of testamentary gifts, there are assets not given under the will, such assets shall be distributed to the heirs of the decedent as if the decedent had died intestate.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 7 Administration of Estates Generally","Article 1 Powers and Duties Generally"],"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":"6439043c467a0f46273fe50f9219739ba0990cba457ba1c21f8e7e912d54dbd8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}