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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-7-18. Liability of sureties on bond of removed personal representative.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-7-18. Liability of sureties on bond of removed personal representative.

In all cases of removal of a personal representative for any cause, the sureties on that personal representative’s bond shall be liable for the personal representative’s acts in connection with the estate up to the time of settlement with another personal representative or the distributees of the estate.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-7-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.