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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 6. ADMINISTRATORS AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES · Article 2. APPOINTMENT

53-6-13. Appointment by court.

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

  1. Unless another nominated executor qualifies within the time provided in Code Section 53-6-11, the probate court shall appoint an administrator with the will annexed of a testate estate when:

  2. (1)

    No executor is nominated in the will;#

  3. (2)

    The nominated executor has not reached the age of majority, to serve until the disability ceases;#

  4. (3)

    The executor dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes disqualified to serve; or#

  5. (4)

    A testate estate is unrepresented for any other reason.#

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, § 53-6-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

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Text read from t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V40, 2021 edition, page 545; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 062775612dfc.