Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 6. ADMINISTRATORS AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

53-6-1. Eligibility.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Any individual who is sui juris, regardless of citizenship or residency, is eligible to serve as a personal representative or temporary administrator of the estate of a decedent who dies domiciled in this state, subject to the requirements for qualification set forth in this chapter. Any other person is eligible to serve as a personal representative or temporary administrator of the estate of a decedent who dies domiciled in this state, subject to the requirements set forth in this chapter, provided that such person is otherwise qualified to act as a fiduciary in this state pursuant to Code Section 7-1-242, Article 15 of Chapter 12 of this title, or other applicable law.

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, § 53-6-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1586, § 19; Ga. L. 2025, p. 806, § 53/HB 327, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, inserted “of the estate” in the first sentence; and, in the second sentence, inserted “the estate of”, substituted “provided that such” for “provided the”, and added “pursuant to Code Section 7-1-242, Article 15 of Chapter 12 of this title, or other applicable law” at the end.

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