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# O.C.G.A. § 23-2-92. Application for direction or construction of will.

In cases of difficulty in construing wills, in distributing estates, in ascertaining the persons entitled, or in determining under what law property should be divided, the representative may ask the direction of the court, but not on imaginary difficulties or from excessive caution.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3076; Code 1868, § 3088; Code 1873, § 3145; Code 1882, § 3145; Civil Code 1895, § 4000; Civil Code 1910, § 4597; Code 1933, § 37-404.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (2008).

For note, ‘‘Determining Principal and Income Allocation in Georgia Trusts,’’ see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 564 (1972).