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title: Title 53, Chapter 4. Wills
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date: 2025
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heading: WILLS
title_heading: WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
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# Title 53, Chapter 4. Wills

Title 53. Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates

49 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 53-4-1, Power of testator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-1.md
- 53-4-2, When will takes effect, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-2.md
- 53-4-3, Determination whether instrument is will, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-3.md
- 53-4-4, Incorporation of extrinsic documents into will, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-4.md
- 53-4-5, Written statement or list disposing of items of tangible personal property; utilization, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-5.md
- 53-4-10, Minimum age; conviction of crime, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-10.md
- 53-4-11, Decided and rational desire; incapacity to contract; insanity; advanced age or eccentricity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-11.md
- 53-4-12, Freedom of volition, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-12.md
- 53-4-20, Required writing; signing; witnesses; codicil, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-20.md
- 53-4-21, Knowledge of contents of will by testator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-21.md
- 53-4-22, Competency of witness, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-22.md
- 53-4-23, Testamentary gift to witness or witness’s spouse, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-23.md
- 53-4-24, Self-proved will or codicil, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-24.md
- 53-4-30, Contract concerning succession, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-30.md
- 53-4-31, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-31.md
- 53-4-32, Effect of execution, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-32.md
- 53-4-33, Revocation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-33.md
- 53-4-40, Power of testator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-40.md
- 53-4-41, Intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-41.md
- 53-4-42, Express or implied revocation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-42.md
- 53-4-43, Subsequent will or other written instrument, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-43.md
- 53-4-44, Destruction or obliteration of will or material portion thereof, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-44.md
- 53-4-45, Revival or republication of previous will, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-45.md
- 53-4-46, Presumption of intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-46.md
- 53-4-47, Effect of implied revocation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-47.md
- 53-4-48, Effect of testator’s marriage, or birth or adoption of child; provision in will for class of children, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-48.md
- 53-4-49, Effect of testator’s divorce, annulment, or remarriage to former spouse, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-49.md
- 53-4-50, Republication of revoked will, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-50.md
- 53-4-55, Construction of wills; intention of testator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-55.md
- 53-4-56, Construction of wills; parol evidence, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-56.md
- 53-4-57, Partial illegality of will, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-57.md
- 53-4-58, Failure to provide for living child believed dead, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-58.md
- 53-4-59, Specific, demonstrative, general, or residuary testamentary gifts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-59.md
- 53-4-60, Income, profit, or increase of specific testamentary gifts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-60.md
- 53-4-61, Time at which general or demonstrative testamentary gift bears interest, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-61.md
- 53-4-62, Testamentary gift to charity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-62.md
- 53-4-63, Payment of debts of testator and expenses of estate administrator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-63.md
- 53-4-64, Death of beneficiary before will executed or before death of testator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-64.md
- 53-4-65, Disposition of lapsed or void testamentary gift of residuum, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-65.md
- 53-4-66, Ademption or destruction of specific testamentary gift, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-66.md
- 53-4-67, Exchange, loss, theft, destruction, or condemnation of testamentary gift, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-67.md
- 53-4-68, Conditions that are impossible, illegal, or against public policy; conditions in terrorem, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-68.md
- 53-4-69, Election by beneficiary with claim adverse to will, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-69.md
- 53-4-70, Election by beneficiary owning testamentary gift of property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-70.md
- 53-4-71, Compensation to defeated beneficiary electing against will, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-71.md
- 53-4-72, Passing of after-acquired property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-72.md
- 53-4-73, Disposition of heart pacemakers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-73.md
- 53-4-74, Pecuniary marital deduction testamentary gift or transfer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-74.md
- 53-4-75, Construction of wills and trust instruments referring to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/53-4-75.md