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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-4-21. Knowledge of contents of will by testator.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-4-21. Knowledge of contents of will by testator.

Knowledge of the contents of a will by the testator is necessary to the validity of a will. If the testator can read, the testator’s signature or acknowledgment of that signature is presumed to show such knowledge.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-4-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.