O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 53-1-7 (2019)

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 intervention of a guardian or other trustee.

History

Code 1981, § 53-1-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Annotations

COMMENT This section expands former OCGA Sec. 53-4-2(3) to apply to any case in which an underage surviving spouse is entitled to receive a share of the deceased spouse’s estate.