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O.C.G.A. § 53-10-6 — Uniformity of law | Georgia Code
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TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

Section 10. Simultaneous Death, 53-10-1 through 53-10-6.

ARTICLE 3 NONDOMICILIARIES

53-10-6. Uniformity of law.

This chapter shall be so construed and interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law in those states which enact it.

(Code 1981, §53-10-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)

COMMENT

This section carries forward former OCGA Sec. 53-11-6.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former O.C.G.A. § 53-11-6 are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Cited in Fiumefreddo v. Scudder, 252 Ga. 279, 313 S.E.2d 683 (1984).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, § 236 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 82 C.J.S., Statutes, § 505 et seq.

U.L.A.

- Uniform Simultaneous Death Act (U.L.A.) § 7.

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