Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES GENERALLY · Article 2. ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

53-7-12. Survival of action.

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

An action against joint personal representatives shall not abate by the death of one but shall proceed against the survivor or survivors.

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, § 53-7-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Cross references

Substitution of parties by reason of death, § 9-11-25.

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Text read from t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V40, 2021 edition, pages 590 to 591; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 062775612dfc.