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O.C.G.A. § 53-2-42 — Right of action by creditor | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 53-2-42 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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

ARTICLE 4 DISPENSING WITH ADMINISTRATION

53-2-42. Right of action by creditor.

After the granting of an order by the probate court that no administration is necessary, any creditor of the decedent shall have a right of action on the unsatisfied debts against the heirs, to the extent of the value of property received by the heirs.

(Code 1981, §53-2-42, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)

COMMENT

This section carries over former OCGA 53-10-4 with modifications to reflect the changes made in the previous Code sections.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under Ga. L. 1958, p. 355, § 7 are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Cited in Hayes v. Strickland, 112 Ga. App. 567, 145 S.E.2d 728 (1965).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 23 Am. Jur. 2d, Descent and Distribution, §§ 133, 134, 136, 138, 143 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, §§ 71, 112 et seq.

ALR.

- Jurisdiction and power of equity to subject legacy, devise, or distributive share in estate to claim of creditor of legatee, devisee, or distributee, 123 A.L.R. 1293.

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