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# O.C.G.A. § 53-4-30. Contract concerning succession.

A contract made on or after January 1, 1998, that obligates an individual to make a will or a testamentary disposition, not to revoke a will or a testamentary disposition, or to die intestate shall be express and shall be in a writing that is signed by the obligor.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-4-30, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 7.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, ‘‘January 1, 1998,’’ was substituted for ‘‘the effective date of this Code section’’.

## Law Reviews

For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).