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title: Title 53, Chapter 3. Year’s Support
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date: 2025
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heading: YEAR’S SUPPORT
title_heading: WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
section_count: 21
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3.md?full=1
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# Title 53, Chapter 3. Year’s Support

Title 53. Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates

21 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 53-3-1, Preference and entitlement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-1.md
- 53-3-2, Events barring right to support, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-2.md
- 53-3-3, Provision in will in lieu of support; election, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-3.md
- 53-3-4, ‘‘Homestead’’ defined; taxes and tax liens, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-4.md
- 53-3-5, Filing of petition, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-5.md
- 53-3-6, Issuance of citation and publication of notice; mailing of petition to tax commissioner, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-6.md
- 53-3-7, Hearing and determination, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-7.md
- 53-3-8, Minor children by individuals other than surviving spouse, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-8.md
- 53-3-9, Vesting of title to property set apart, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-9.md
- 53-3-10, Property inside or outside county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-10.md
- 53-3-11, Awarding interest in real property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-11.md
- 53-3-12, Fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-12.md
- 53-3-13, Sale or conveyance of property by personal representative or temporary administrator prior to award, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-13.md
- 53-3-14, Real property subject to option to purchase or contract to sell, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-14.md
- 53-3-15, Conveyance, contract, or lien made by surviving spouse or guardian, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-15.md
- 53-3-16, Real property subject to purchase money mortgage, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-16.md
- 53-3-17, Personal property subject to mortgage or other security interest, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-17.md
- 53-3-18, Landlord’s lien on crops, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-18.md
- 53-3-19, Conveyance or encumbrance by surviving spouse of property set aside; effect, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-19.md
- 53-3-20, Conveyance or encumbrance by surviving spouse of property set aside; approval of probate court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-20.md
- 53-3-21, Appointment of temporary administrator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-3-21.md