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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-4-72. Passing of after-acquired property.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-4-72. Passing of after-acquired property.

All property owned by the testator at death that was acquired subsequent to the making of a will shall pass under the will if the provisions of the will are sufficiently broad to embrace the property.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-4-72, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.