Código Oficial de Georgia Anotado

Título 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Capítulo 4. WILLS · Artículo 6. CONSTRUCTION OF WILL; TESTAMENTARY GIFTS

53-4-55. Construction of wills; intention of testator.

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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.

In the construction of all wills, the court shall seek diligently for the intention of the testator and shall give effect to such intention as far as it may be consistent with the rules of law. Provided the proof of intention is clear and convincing, the court may transpose sentences or clauses, change conjunctions, and supply or delete words in cases in which a sentence or clause as it stands is unintelligible or inoperative in context.

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, § 53-4-55, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Law reviews

For article discussing problems in construction of instrument conveying gift to a group or class, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 169 (1969). For article, ‘‘The Time Gap in Wills: Shifting Assets and Shrinking Estates — Obsolescence and Testamentary Planning in Georgia,’’ see 6 Ga. L. Rev. 649 (1972). For annual survey of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 403 (2005). For note discussing construction and interpretation of wills, see 1 Ga. L. Rev. No. 1, p. 46 (1927).

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

Texto leído de t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volumen V40, edición 2021, página 413; acción de fusión: annotated; SHA-256 del archivo 062775612dfc.