O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 53-6-22 (2019)

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✓ 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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Notice of the petition for letters of administration shall be served by the court by first-class mail on each heir with a known address at least 30 days prior to the date on or before which any objection is required to be filed. If there is any heir whose current address is unknown or any heir who is unknown, notice shall be served on any such heir by being published in the official newspaper of the county in which the petition is made once each week for four weeks prior to the week that includes the date on or before which any objection must be filed.

History

Code 1981, § 53-6-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 14; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-31/HB 865. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in this Code section, in the first sentence, substituted ‘‘served by the court by first-class mail on’’ for ‘‘mailed by first-class mail to’’, and substituted ‘‘30 days’’ for ‘‘13 days’’, and, in the second

sentence, substituted ‘‘served on any such heir by being published in the official newspaper of the county in which the petition is made’’’ for ‘‘published’’ and substituted ‘‘that includes’’ for ‘‘which includes’’.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1987–1988 · leading case: Munford v. MacLellan, 373 S.E.2d 368 (Ga. 1988).

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Munford v. MacLellan, 373 S.E.2d 368 (Ga. 1988). · cites it 8× “OCGA § 53-6-22 (a). (b) A non-resident appointed as executor may not qualify, even though relieved by the will of posting bond, without the express approval of the probate judge, and "within his discretion.”

Zeh v. Griffin, 359 S.E.2d 899 (Ga. 1987). · cites it 2× “It was within the trial court’s discretion to permit the named executrix, who is the testator’s daughter and is a resident of Florida, to serve without bond as provided in the will.”

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