Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 8. INVESTMENTS, SALES, AND CONVEYANCES · Article 2. SALES AND CONVEYANCES

53-8-11. Property that is perishable, liable to deteriorate, or expensive to keep.

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Perishable property, property that is liable to deteriorate from keeping, or property that is expensive to keep shall be sold as early as practicable and in such manner as the probate court shall determine to be in the best interest of the estate, after such service of notice and opportunity for hearing, if any, as the probate court shall deem practicable under the circumstances.

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, § 53-8-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-56/HB 865. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted ‘‘service of’’ in this Code section.

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Text read from t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V40, 2021 edition, pages 681 to 682; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 062775612dfc.

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