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2018 Georgia Code 53-6-10 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 53-6-10 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 53-6-10

TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

Section 6. Administrators and Personal Representatives, 53-6-1 through 53-6-64.

ARTICLE 2 APPOINTMENT

53-6-10. Nomination by testator.

  1. No formal words are necessary for the nomination of an executor. An expression by the testator of a desire that the person carry into effect the testator's wishes shall amount to a nomination as executor.
  2. Unless adjudged unfit, nominated executors shall have the right to qualify in the order set out in the will.
  3. An individual who has not reached the age of majority may be nominated as an executor but may not qualify until reaching the age of majority.
  4. If the will names a person to fill a vacancy in the office of executor or provides a method of selecting a personal representative to fill the vacancy, any vacancy shall be filled or selection made as provided in the will.

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

Cross references.

- Administration of ward's estate by guardian, §§ 29-2-23,29-2-24,29-2-42 et seq.

Age of majority, § 39-1-1.

COMMENT

Subsection (a) carries forward the substance of former OCGA Sec. 53-6-20. Subsection (b) clarifies that the order in which nominated executors and successor or alternative executors may qualify is that set out by the testator in the will. Subsection (c) carries forward the substance of former OCGA Sec. 53-6-21 and deletes the provision that allowed the testator to direct that an underage individual could qualify. Subsection (d) clarifies that vacancies in the office of executor shall be filled as provided in the will. This subsection reflects the provisions for trustees that appear at Code Sec. 53-12-170(b). See Code Sec. 53-1-2 for the definitions of "executor," "nominated executor," and "personal representative".

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 31 Am. Jur. 2d, Executors and Administrators, § 159.

10 Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Executors and Administrators, §§ 3, 43, 44.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 53-6-10 From Courtlistener.com

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Stewart v. Walters

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2004-09-13

Citation: 602 S.E.2d 642, 278 Ga. 374, 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 2951, 2004 Ga. LEXIS 602

Snippet: expressed desires of the testator. See OCGA § 53-6-10 et seq. Accordingly, we hold that the Court of