Title 53 — Title 53
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O.C.G.A. § 53-1-1 Short title; effective date of provisions
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(a) This chapter and Chapters 2 through 11 of this title, as such chapters were enacted by an Act approved April 2, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 504), and as amended by an Act approved April 29, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352), and as such chapters may be amended in the future, shall be kno…
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-10 Lifetime transfers
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(a) A lifetime transfer to a beneficiary of property that is the subject of a specific testamentary gift is treated as a satisfaction if it is shown pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this Code section that the transfer is intended to satisfy the testamentary gift. (b)…
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-11 Value
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Every advancement shall be valued without interest at its value at the time of the transfer unless a value or an interest rate is specified in writing at the time of acceptance or in the transferor’s will. History. — Code 1981, § 53-1-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-12 Manner of taking into account
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(a) If a beneficiary has received a satisfaction, the beneficiary shall not receive any other property in replacement of the specific testamentary gift which is the subject of the satisfaction. (b) If a beneficiary has received an advancement of all or a portion of a demonstrative or…
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-13 Lifetime transfers
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Value. Manner of taking into account. Consideration of satisfaction or advancement when recipient predeceases transferor. Article 3 Renunciation 53-1-20. Renouncing property; procedures; relation back; abridgement; fiduciary duties.
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter and Chapters 2 through 11 of this title, the term: (1) ‘‘Administrator’’ means any person appointed and qualified to administer an intestate estate, including an intestate estate already partially administered by an administrator and from any cause unrepres…
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-20 Renouncing property; procedures; relation back; abridgement; fiduciary duties
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chapter consisted of §§ 53-1-1 through 53-1-6, and was based on Orig. Code 1863, § 2239; Code 1868, § 2233; Code 1873, § 2259; Code 1882, § 2259; Civil Code 1895, § 3094; Civil Code 1910, § 3670; Code 1933, § 85-608; Ga. L. 1962, p. 623, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 123, § 1; Code 1981, …
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-3 Dower and tenancy by curtesy
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There is no right of dower or tenancy by curtesy in this state. History. — Code 1981, § 53-1-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10. COMMENT The concepts of this section were formerly codified at OCGA Secs. 53-1-1 and 53-1-2. 53-1-4. Effect on support obligation of use of income …
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-4 Year’s support, §§53-3-1 to 53-3-21
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TALLULAH FALLS LAKE. Boats and other watercraft. Operation of certain vessels prohibited, §52-7-13. SURFBOARDS. Endangering child. Person towing child on surfboard while under influence of alcohol or drugs, §52-7-12. Operation while under influence of alcohol or drugs, §52-7-12.1. …
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-6 Investments, §§53-8-1 to 53-8-5
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Missing persons and persons believed to be dead. Administration of estates, §§53-9-1 to 53-9-8, 53-9-20. Conservators of estates, §§53-9-10 to 53-9-16, 53-9-21. Probate court proceedings, §§53-11-1 to 53-11-11. Probate of wills, §§53-5-1 to 53-5-51. Common form, §§53-5-15 to 53-5…
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-7 Surviving spouse under the age of 18 years
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A surviving spouse who is under the age of 18 years is entitled to apply for, take, and hold any share in the deceased spouse’s estate to which the surviving spouse is entitled by virtue of being an heir or a beneficiary or being eligible for year’s support without the interventio…
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-8 Adopted individuals
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A decree of adoption, whether issued by a court of this state or by a court of any other jurisdiction, shall have the effect described in Code Section 19-8-19, and the adoptive parents and relatives of the adoptive parents shall likewise be entitled to inherit from and through th…
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-9 Survival of common law and equity
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Except to the extent that the principles of common law and equity governing wills, trusts, and the administration of estates are modified by this title or another provision of law, those principles remain the law of this state. History. — Code 1981, § 53-1-9, enacted by Ga. L. 202…