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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 6. ADMINISTRATORS AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES · Article 3. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

53-6-24. Oath or affirmation of administrator.

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

  1. (a)

    Every administrator, upon qualification (which qualification may be done at any time if appointed at a regular term), shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation in substantially the following form:#

    1. ‘‘I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that , deceased, died intestate so far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly administer the estate in accordance with the laws of Georgia. So help me God.’’

  2. (b)

    The oath or affirmation of an administrator as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section may be subscribed before the judge or clerk of any probate court of this state. The probate court appointing the administrator shall have the authority to grant a commission to a judge or clerk of any court of record of any state to administer the oath or affirmation.#

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, § 53-6-24, 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, pages 554 to 555; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 062775612dfc.