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O.C.G.A. § 53-7-1 General powers and duties of personal representative; additional powers
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(a) The duties and powers of the personal representative commence upon qualification. Such powers relate back to give acts performed by the personal representative prior to qualification that are beneficial to the estate the same effect as those acts performed after qualification. Th…
O.C.G.A. § 53-7-2 Administration of entire estate; distribution of residuum
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The personal representative shall be entitled to possess and administer the entire estate. If, after payment of debts and satisfaction of testamentary gifts, there are assets not given under the will, such assets shall be distributed to the heirs of the decedent as if the deceden…
O.C.G.A. § 53-7-3 Powers and immunities of administrator with will annexed
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An administrator with the will annexed shall have all rights, powers, privileges, exemptions, and immunities of the executor, including the dispensation by the testator of the necessity of making inventory and returns. History. — Code 1981, § 53-7-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 50…
O.C.G.A. § 53-7-4 Powers of temporary administrators pending appointment of personal representative and executors pending litigation of caveats to wills
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Temporary administrators, pending the appointment of a personal representative, and executors, pending litigation of caveats to wills, are authorized to carry out existing contracts of the decedent, carry on the business of the decedent, and do such acts as are necessary for the …