Código Oficial de Georgia Anotado

Título 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Capítulo 4. WILLS · Artículo 3. EXECUTION AND ATTESTATION

53-4-20. Required writing; signing; witnesses; codicil.

Vigente

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

(a)
A will shall be in writing and shall be signed by the testator or by some other individual in the testator’s presence and at the testator’s express direction. A testator may sign by mark or by any name that is intended to authenticate the instrument as the testator’s will.#
(b)
A will shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses. A witness to a will may attest by mark. Another individual may not subscribe the name of a witness, even in that witness’s presence and at that witness’s direction.#
(c)
A codicil shall be executed by the testator and attested and subscribed by witnesses with the same formality as a will.#
(d)
A will or codicil that was executed or attested pursuant to the authority of the Governor’s Executive Order 04.09.20.01 shall not be treated as invalid solely because it was not executed or attested in the testator’s physical presence.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 53-4-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2025, p. 806, § 51/HB 327, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, added subsection (d).

Leer la página oficial (el PDF del estado, abierto en la página de la que se leyó este texto).

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t52-t53-(v40)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V40, edición 2021, suplemento de 2025, páginas 54 a 55; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo d9d2be0e71ce.