Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES GENERALLY · Article 6. SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

53-7-63. Making and enforcing final settlement.

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

Upon proof of issuance of citation and service of notice pursuant to Code Section 53-7-62, the probate court may proceed to make an account, hear evidence upon any contested question, and make a final settlement between the personal representative and the heirs or beneficiaries. The settlement may be enforced by a judgment, writ of fieri facias, execution, or attachment for contempt.

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, § 53-7-63, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-49/HB 865. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted ‘‘issuance of citation and service of notice’’ for ‘‘citation’’ in the first sentence of this Code section.

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