{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-7-4","heading":"Powers of temporary administrators pending appointment of personal representative and executors pending litigation of caveats to wills.","body":"Temporary administrators, pending the appointment of a personal representative, and executors, pending litigation of caveats to wills, are authorized to carry out existing contracts of the decedent, carry on the business of the decedent, and do such acts as are necessary for the protection and preservation of the estate provided proper orders are secured from the probate court after due notice to all parties in interest.","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":"dd2bd995eb371673655b9bc0474df5184cfd8653282509c6c86d84afb118be97","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}