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title: Title 53, Chapter 11. Proceedings in Probate Court
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canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/53/chapter/11
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date: 2025
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heading: PROCEEDINGS IN PROBATE COURT
title_heading: WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
section_count: 11
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11.md?full=1
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# Title 53, Chapter 11. Proceedings in Probate Court

Title 53. Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates

11 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 53-11-1, Applicability of, and compliance with, provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-1.md
- 53-11-2, ‘‘Guardian’’ defined; persons represented; appointment; successors; guardian named in petitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-2.md
- 53-11-3, Personal service; generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-3.md
- 53-11-4, Service of notice where person or residence unknown, or resides outside state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-4.md
- 53-11-5, Additional service of citation or other notice, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-5.md
- 53-11-6, Waiver or acknowledgment of service of citation or other notice; consent to granting of relief or entry of order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-6.md
- 53-11-7, Officers authorized to administer oath or affirmation or affidavit, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-7.md
- 53-11-8, Verification of petitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-8.md
- 53-11-9, Issuance of citation upon filing of petition; contents; meaning; definitions; caveat or objection, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-9.md
- 53-11-10, Date by which objections must be filed or on which hearing will be held, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-10.md
- 53-11-11, Authentication or exemplification of document, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-11-11.md