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Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 6. ESTATES · Article 9. UNIFORM STATUTORY RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

44-6-200. Short title.

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  1. This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.’’

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

Code 1981, § 44-6-200, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1837, § 2.

Law reviews

For article pointing out potential problems with the rule against perpetuities in drafting wills containing conditions based on probate, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 407 (1967). For article discussing options to purchase realty in Georgia, with respect to the rule against perpetuities, see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 229 (1971). For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia’s will, trusts, and estate laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 281 (1979). For article, ‘‘The Rule Against Perpetuities as Applied to Georgia Wills and Trusts,’’ see 16 Ga. L. Rev. 235 (1982). For article, ‘‘Private Trusts for the Provision of Private Goods,’’ see 37 Emory L.J. 295 (1988). For article, ‘‘Birth After Death: Perpetuities and the New Reproduc-tive Technology,’’ see 38 Ga. L. Rev. 575 (2004). For note on options appendant exemptions in the Rule of Perpetuities, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 443 (1981). For note on 1990 enactment of this article, see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 343 (1990). For comment on Regents of Univ. Sys. v. Trust Co., 186 Ga. 498, 198 S.E. 345 (1938), see 1 Ga. B.J. 52 (1939). For comment criticizing Williams v. S.M. High Co., 200 Ga. 230, 36 S.E.2d 667 (1946), holding perpetual right of renewal in lease granted to corporation did not violate rule against perpetuities, see 8 Ga. B.J. 420 (1946). For comment on Southern Airways Co. v. DeKalb County, 216 Ga. 358, 116 S.E.2d 602 (1961), see 24 Ga. B.J. 142 (1961). For comment on Lanier v. Lanier, 218 Ga. 137, 126 S.E.2d 776 (1962), executory interests and the rule against perpetuities, see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 275 (1962). For comment on Lanier v. Lanier, 218 Ga. 137, 126 S.E.2d 776 (1962), see 25 Ga. B.J. 422 (1963). For comment on Burton v. Hicks, 220 Ga. 29, 136 S.E.2d 759 (1964), see 1 Ga. St. B.J. 361 (1965). For comment, ‘‘Proposed Legislation for Property’s Twilight Zone: Time Sharing in Georgia,’’ see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 403 (1982).

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Text read from t44-ch1-7-(v31)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V31, 2010 edition, pages 744 to 745; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 490191d3dc54.