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Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 5. PROBATE · Article 2. COMMON FORM

53-5-19. When conclusive upon parties in interest.

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  1. Probate in common form shall become conclusive upon all parties in interest four years from the date the order admitting such will to probate in common form is entered by the court in such proceeding, except upon minor heirs who require proof in solemn form and interpose a caveat within four years after reaching the age of majority. In such case, if the will is refused probate in solemn form and no prior will is admitted to probate, an intestacy shall be declared only as to the minor or minors and not as to others whose right to caveat is barred by the lapse of time.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 53-5-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-20/HB 865. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted ‘‘date the order admitting such will to probate in common form is entered by the court in such proceeding’’ for ‘‘time of probate’’ in the first sentence of this Code section.

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Text read from t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V40, 2021 edition, page 492; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 062775612dfc.