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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-10-5. Applicability of chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-10-5. Applicability of chapter.

This chapter shall not apply in the case of wills, trusts, deeds, contracts of insurance, or any other situation where provision is made for distribution of property different from that provided in this chapter or where provision is made for a presumption as to survivorship that results in a distribution of property different from that provided in this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-10-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-61/HB 865.

The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted ‘‘that results’’ for ‘‘which results’’ in this Code section.