O.C.G.A. § 53-2-22 — Petition by person claiming to be heir or distributee

Any individual claiming to be an heir or any person in any way interested as a distributee in any property under the laws of intestacy may apply to either the probate court or the superior court speciﬁed in Code Section 53-2-20 to have the claim of heirship and quantity of interest established. The petition in such a case shall contain the same averments as to all parties at interest required of persons ﬁling under Code Section 53-2-21 with the person charged with the duty of distribution being named as a party. 248 53-2-23 History. — Code 1981, § 53-2-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10. COMMENT This section carries over former OCGA Sec. 53-4-32. For general provisions on the ﬁling of petitions in the probate court, see Chapter 11 of this Title.