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2018 Georgia Code 53-2-20 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 53-2-20 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 53-2-20

TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

Section 2. Descent and Distribution, 53-2-1 through 53-2-51.

ARTICLE 2 JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF HEIRS AND INTERESTS

53-2-20. Jurisdiction of probate or superior court.

The identity or interest of any heir may be resolved judicially upon application to the probate court that has jurisdiction by virtue of a pending administration or that would have jurisdiction in the event of an administration of the estate of the decedent. Alternatively, the petition may be filed in the superior court of the county where the probate court having jurisdiction, as defined in this Code section, is located. The proceedings for the determination of such questions shall conform to the requirements set forth in this article.

(Code 1981, §53-2-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)

COMMENT

This section carries over former OCGA Sec. 53-4-30.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under Ga. L. 1958, p. 361, § 1, are included in the annotations for the Code section.

Probate court lacks jurisdiction to enforce contract to adopt.

- Court of ordinary (now probate court) is without jurisdiction to entertain an action to enforce an alleged contract of a decedent to adopt the plaintiff, and to declare the plaintiff to be an heir of the decedent. Lackey v. Lackey, 216 Ga. 177, 115 S.E.2d 565 (1960) (decided under Ga. L. 1958, p. 361, § 1).

Cited in Fuller v. Fuller, 107 Ga. App. 429, 130 S.E.2d 520 (1963); Waters v. Roberts, 116 Ga. App. 620, 158 S.E.2d 428 (1967); Kilgo v. Keaton, 227 Ga. 563, 181 S.E.2d 821 (1971); Stanton v. Dickson, 240 Ga. 15, 239 S.E.2d 741 (1977); Lambert v. Allen, 146 Ga. App. 617, 247 S.E.2d 200 (1978); Carr v. Kupfer, 250 Ga. 106, 296 S.E.2d 560 (1982).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 23 Am. Jur. 2d, Descent and Distribution, § 116.

C.J.S.

- 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, §§ 82, 87, 88.

ALR.

- Questions regarding rights of inheritance or other rights in respect of another's estate after death as proper subject of declaratory action before latter's death, 139 A.L.R. 1239.

Right of executor or administrator to appeal from order granting or denying distribution, 16 A.L.R.3d 1274.

Conflict of laws as to pretermission of heirs, 99 A.L.R.3d 724.

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