{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-61","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-7-61","heading":"Filing of petition upon termination of personal representative.","body":"If the personal representative resigns, is removed, or dies, an heir of an intestate estate or a beneficiary of a testate estate, the sureties of the personal representative or other personal representatives, or the successor personal representative may petition for an accounting and settlement. In the event a petition is filed for such accounting and settlement, the probate court shall retain jurisdiction over the personal representative until such accounting and settlement is completed.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 7 Administration of Estates Generally","Article 6 Settlement of Accounts","PART 1 General Provisions"],"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":"8f2248b375575d926ac1a9195a60d470cdf4c58c796fb6198e1da4f6e9463b14","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-60","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-7-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}