---
title: O.C.G.A. § 15-9-122. Applicability of laws and rules.
collection: code
id: 15-9-122
cite_as: O.C.G.A. § 15-9-122 (2025)
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-122
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-122.md
text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-122/text
source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/joint-features-document-library/t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=d8a8826c_0#page=508
date: 2025
status: active
corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68
license: CC0-1.0
publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice.
up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9.md
previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-121.md
next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-123.md
index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md
version: For effective date, see note.
in_force: true
current_through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly
heading_path: COURTS / PROBATE COURTS / JURY TRIALS AND APPEALS
---

# O.C.G.A. § 15-9-122. Applicability of laws and rules.

Unless provided to the contrary by Code Section 9-11-81 or by Titles 29 and 53, the general laws and rules of practice, pleading, procedure, and evidence that are applicable to the superior courts of this state shall be applicable to and govern in civil cases in the probate courts.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-9-122, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 6; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-19/HB 865.

## Delayed Effective Date

This Code section, as set out above, becomes effective January 1, 2021. For version of this Code section in effect until January 1, 2021, see the 2020 amendment note.

The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted ‘‘or by Titles 29 and 53’’ near the beginning and substituted ‘‘that’’ for ‘‘which’’ in the middle.