Title 53 — Title 53
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O.C.G.A. § 53-8-10 Authority of personal representative; petition by temporary administrator
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(a) Subject to the provisions of this article, a personal representative may sell, rent, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of property, whether personal, real, or mixed, for the purpose of payment of debts, for distribution of the estate, or for any other purpose that is in t…
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-11 PERMITS
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Boats and other watercraft. Regattas, boat races, marine parades, tournaments and exhibitions, §52-7-19. Regattas, §52-7-19.
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-12 Stocks or bonds
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Stocks or bonds, either listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges upon any stock exchange or quoted regularly in any newspaper having a general circulation in Georgia, may be sold at private sale without order from or report to the probate court at a sales price not less …
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-13 General procedures
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(a) A personal representative desiring to sell, rent, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of property other than property that is perishable, liable to deteriorate, or expensive to keep or listed stocks and bonds shall file a petition with the probate court stating the property …
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-14 Warranty; personal liability of personal representative
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(a) Regardless of whether a personal representative has the powers provided by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 53-12-261 or by the corresponding provision of any statute incorporated pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 53-12-263 or otherwise has similar suc…
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-15 Authority of personal representative; petition by temporary administrator
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Property that is perishable, liable to deteriorate, or expensive to keep. Stocks or bonds. General procedures. Warranty; personal liability of personal representative. Passage of title to heirs or beneficiaries; assent of personal representative. §§ 2513-2520, 2522, 2524, 2525, 25…
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-2 Real property
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A personal representative is authorized to invest estate funds in real property after first obtaining an order to that effect from the probate court or from the superior court. Service shall be made as provided in Chapter 11 of this title to the heirs of an intestate estate or the…
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-3 Securities, obligations, and interest-bearing deposits
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A personal representative is authorized to invest estate funds in: (1) Bonds issued by any county or municipality of this state which have been validated as required by law for the validation of county and municipal bonds; (2) Bonds issued by any county board of education under S…
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-4 Government obligations; standard of prudence; corporate fiduciaries
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(a) Whenever by law or by an instrument or court order establishing a fiduciary relationship the personal representative is authorized, permitted, required, or directed to invest funds in direct and general obligations of the United States government, obligations unconditionally g…
O.C.G.A. § 53-8-5 Retention of property by personal representative; corporate fiduciaries
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in the will, a personal representative is authorized to retain the property received by the personal representative on the creation of the estate, including, in the case of a corporate fiduciary, stock or other securities of its own issue, even though…