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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-172. Appeal from order of appointment or removal.

Except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, from the order of the court appointing or removing such personal representative, an appeal may be had to the judge of the superior court, who shall hear the matter de novo without a jury.

## History

Ga. L. 1964, p. 200, § 3; Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 17.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 25, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to all cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.