Estates which may extend during the life of a person but which must terminate at his death are deemed life estates during their existence. Estates during widowhood are life estates. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2234; Code 1868, § 2228; Code 1873, § 2254; Code 1882, § 2254; Civil Code 1895, § 3089; Civil Code 1910, § 3665; Code 1933, § 85-603.)
Nature of life estates; estates during widowhood
O.C.G.A. § 44-6-80 — under Title 44.
O.C.G.A. § 44-6-80