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O.C.G.A. § 53-6-1 Eligibility
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Any individual who is sui juris, regardless of citizenship or residency, is eligible to serve as a personal representative or temporary administrator of a decedent who dies domiciled in this state, subject to the requirements for qualification set forth in this chapter. Any other …
O.C.G.A. § 53-6-2 Executor de son tort
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Any person who, without authority of law, wrongfully intermeddles with or converts the personalty of a decedent whose estate is unrepresented shall be deemed an executor de son tort and as such shall be liable to the creditors and heirs or beneficiaries of the estate for double th…
O.C.G.A. § 53-6-10 Nomination by testator
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(a) No formal words are necessary for the nomination of an executor. An expression by the testator of a desire that the person carry into effect the testator’s wishes shall amount to a nomination as executor. (b) Unless adjudged unfit, nominated executors shall have the right to q…
O.C.G.A. § 53-6-11 Qualification
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(a) If the nominated executor does not qualify within 90 days after the order admitting the will to probate is entered or is proved to be dead or incapacitated or renounces the right to serve, the next nominated executor in the order set out in the will may qualify. If the next n…