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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-7-34. Failure to return a correct inventory.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-7-34. Failure to return a correct inventory.

Unless the inventory is waived pursuant to Code Section 53-7-32 or a testator by will dispenses with the necessity of having a personal representative make an inventory pursuant to Code Section 53-7-33, the failure of a personal representative to return a correct inventory shall be sufficient grounds for removal.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-7-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 21.

## Law Reviews

For article commenting on the enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).