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2018 Georgia Code 53-6-22 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 53-6-22 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 53-6-22

TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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

ARTICLE 3 LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

53-6-22. Notice.

Notice of the petition for letters of administration shall be mailed by first-class mail to each heir with a known address at least 13 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 published once each week for four weeks prior to the week which includes the date on or before which any objection must be filed.

(Code 1981, §53-6-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 14.)

Law reviews.

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

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 53-6-22

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Munford v. MacLellan, 373 S.E.2d 368 (Ga. 1988).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 10, 1988 | 258 Ga. 679

...resident fiduciaries. Examples are: (a) A non-resident may not be appointed executor or co-executor [1] without posting a bond in double the amount of the estate, with the added requirement that the sureties on the bond be residents of Georgia. 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." OCGA § 53-6-22 (b)....
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Zeh v. Griffin, 257 Ga. 364 (Ga. 1987).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 9, 1987 | 359 S.E.2d 899

...It follows then that the trial court properly held that the will involved in this case was not a foreign will. 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. See OCGA § 53-6-22 (b). 3....