Code Commission notes

— Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, a comma was inserted after ‘‘final’’ near the end of paragraph (1). COMMENT This section carries forward former OCGA Secs. 53-7-7 through 53-7-11. Paragraph (3) also includes an authorization for the personal representative to fulfill the decedent’s contracts and bond as to real property, as is contemplated by OCGA Sec. 53-7-96. Paragraph (5) modifies the rule of former OCGA Sec. 53-7-11 by allowing the personal representative to continue the decedent’s business for twelve months (rather than ‘‘until the expiration of the current year’’ as provided in the former law) and then petition the probate court for permission to continue further upon conditions set up by the probate court (rather than having to petition from year to year, as required by the old law). New paragraph (6) allows the personal representative to petition the court to perform acts other than those enumerated in the Code section. For general provisions regarding the filing and hearing of petitions in the probate court and notice, see Chapter 11.