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2018 Georgia Code 53-6-23 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 53-6-23 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 53-6-23

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

53-6-23. Issuance.

Letters of administration may issue to any person selected as provided by Code Section 53-6-20, and a new citation need not be published if the administrator is someone other than the person named in the citation.

(Code 1981, §53-6-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)

COMMENT

This section carries forward the substance of former OCGA Sec. 53-6-28.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 53-6-23

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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

...(c) A non-resident may not be appointed administrator [2] unless such person has "equal or greater interest than resident heirs, or of sole interest of any estate..." and unless the non-resident shall post a bond (with sureties who are residents of Georgia) in double the amount of the estate. OCGA § 53-6-23....
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Ray v. Jolles, 280 Ga. 452 (Ga. 2006).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 25, 2006 | 629 S.E.2d 250, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 1349

...Ray complains that the procedure used by the probate court “bypassed the requirement of citation to the heirs at law and eliminated all input of the heirs of the estate in the selection process of an administrator” in violation of OCGA §§ 53-6-20 thru 53-6-23....