Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 9. PROBATE COURTS · Article 2. JURISDICTION, POWER, AND DUTIES

15-9-31. Authority of judge of probate court to grant administration.

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The judge of the probate court can grant administration only on the estate of a person who was:
(1)
A resident at the time of his death of the county where the application is made; or#
(2)
A nonresident of the state, with property in the county where the application is made or with a bona fide cause of action against some person therein.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 308; Code 1868, § 368; Code 1873, § 333; Code 1882, § 333; Civil Code 1895, § 4234; Civil Code 1910, § 4792; Code 1933, § 24-1902.

Cross references

Jurisdiction of probate court over probate of wills generally, § 53-3-1.

Law reviews

For annual survey article discussing trial practice and procedure, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 487 (1999).

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