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

O.C.G.A. § 53-3-10 (2019)

Property inside or outside county

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The probate court may award year’s support as to property located inside or outside the county where the decedent was domiciled at the time of death; and title to property both inside and outside the county where the decedent was domiciled at the time of death shall vest in the surviving spouse, spouse and children, or children only, as applicable.

History

Code 1981, § 53-3-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Annotations

COMMENT This section carries forward former OCGA Sec. 53-5-7. JUDICIAL DECISIONS Editor’s notes. - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under Ga. L. 1947, p. 866, § 1, are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Cited in Smith v. Brogan, 207 Ga. 642, 63 S.E.2d 647 (1951).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 31 Am. Jur. 2d, Executors and Administrators, §§ 324, 325, 335. C.J.S. - 34 C.J.S., Executors and Administrators, §§ 452, 453, 471, 472, 477. ALR. - Conclusiveness of statement or

decision of accountant or similar third person under contract between others requiring property to be valued by him, 50 A.L.R.2d 1268.