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2018 Georgia Code 15-9-127 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 9. Probate Courts, 15-9-1 through 15-9-158.

ARTICLE 6 JURY TRIALS AND APPEALS

15-9-127. Concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts.

Probate courts subject to this article shall have concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts with regard to the proceedings for:

  1. Declaratory judgments involving fiduciaries pursuant to Code Sections 9-4-4, 9-4-5, and 9-4-6;
  2. Tax motivated estate planning dispositions of wards' property pursuant to Code Sections 29-3-36 and 29-5-36;
  3. Approval of settlement agreements pursuant to former Code Section 53-3-22 as such existed on December 31, 1997, if applicable, or Code Section 53-5-25;
  4. Appointment of new trustee to replace trustee pursuant to Code Section 53-12-201;
  5. Acceptance of the resignation of a trustee upon written request of the beneficiaries pursuant to Code Section 53-12-220;
  6. Acceptance of resignation of a trustee upon petition of the trustee pursuant to Code Section 53-12-220;
  7. Motions seeking an order for disinterment and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing as provided in Code Section 53-2-27;
  8. Conversion to a unitrust and related matters pursuant to Code Section 53-12-362; and
  9. Adjudication of petitions for direction or construction of a will pursuant to Code Section 23-2-92.

(Code 1981, §15-9-127, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 912, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 917, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 810, § 7; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 15; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1316, § 9; Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 583, § 1/HB 406; Ga. L. 2008, p. 715, § 5/SB 508; Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 12/SB 131; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 15/HB 142.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "all appointments of guardians of the person or property made pursuant to former Title 29 shall continue in effect and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions of this Act."

Law reviews.

- For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration for the period from June 1, 2002 to May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 459 (2003). For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (2008). For note on 1989 amendment of this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 342 (1989).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Declaratory judgment involving fiduciaries.

- Fulton County Probate Court had jurisdiction to issue a declaratory judgment in a case involving whether a guardian appointed at the request of the Department of Veteran Affairs could receive a bequest under the ward's will because the probate court had concurrent jurisdiction with the superior courts with regard to proceedings for declaratory judgments involving fiduciaries, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 9-4-4. Cross v. Stokes, 275 Ga. 872, 572 S.E.2d 538 (2002).

Removal of trustee.

- Probate court did not have jurisdiction to remove a trustee. Moring v. Moring, 228 Ga. App. 662, 492 S.E.2d 558 (1997).

Successor trustee properly appointed.

- Probate court did not err by appointing a successor trustee pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 15-9-127 and53-12-170 as even if a corporation had not rejected the trust property, the corporation did not have the power to act as a trustee in Georgia since the corporation had not received approval from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance to act as a trust company; a county board of commissioners was properly appointed as the successor trustee in spite of the corporation's speculation over a possible future event that might result in a conflict of interest. Chattowah Open Land Trust, Inc. v. Jones, 281 Ga. 97, 636 S.E.2d 523 (2006).

Province of probate court versus proper trial court.

- In a child's appeal of a trial court's declaratory judgment that the will of a parent was republished by a codicil and that a portion of a prior order of a probate court that the ex-spouse of the testator was to be treated as if having predeceased the testator was null and void was upheld on appeal as the issue regarding the construction of the will regarding the ex-spouse was a question of law for the trial court and was not within the jurisdiction of the probate court. Honeycutt v. Honeycutt, 284 Ga. 42, 663 S.E.2d 232 (2008).

Cited in Simon v. Bunch, 260 Ga. 201, 391 S.E.2d 648 (1990).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 15-9-127 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 4

Honeycutt v. Honeycutt

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2008-06-30

Citation: 663 S.E.2d 232, 284 Ga. 42, 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 2144, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 523

Snippet: judgments in such matters. See OCGA §§ 15-9-120(2) and 15-9-127.

Chattowah Open Land Trust, Inc. v. Jones

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2006-10-16

Citation: 636 S.E.2d 523, 281 Ga. 97, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 3185, 2006 Ga. LEXIS 839

Snippet: successor trustee pursuant to OCGA § 53-12-170; OCGA § 15-9-127.[4] 5. Chattowah argues that the probate court

Cross v. Stokes

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2002-11-12

Citation: 572 S.E.2d 538, 275 Ga. 872, 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 3319, 2002 Ga. LEXIS 1030

Snippet: the power to issue declaratory judgments, OCGA § 15-9-127 gives certain courts, including the Fulton County

Simon v. Bunch

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1990-05-24

Citation: 260 Ga. 201, 391 S.E.2d 648

Snippet: entertain questions of construction of wills. OCGA §§ 15-9-127 (1); 9-4-4 (a) (3). Inasmuch as appellant sought