O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 53-2-24 (2019)

Probate court procedure

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Upon the filing in a probate court of a petition described in Code Section 53-2-21 or 53-2-22, a citation shall be issued and parties in interest shall be served as provided in Chapter 11 of this title.

History

Code 1981, § 53-2-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Annotations

COMMENT This section replaces former OCGA Secs. 53-4-34 and 53-4-35. RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 23 Am. Jur. 2d, Descent and Distribution, § 114 et seq. C.J.S. - 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, § 83 et seq. ALR. - Necessity that newspaper be published in English language to satisfy requirements regarding publication of legal or official notice, 90 A.L.R. 500.

Concealment of or failure to disclose existence of person interested in estate as extrinsic fraud which will support attack on judgment in probate proceedings, 113 A.L.R. 1235.