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O.C.G.A. § 53-6-32 (2019)

Oath or affirmation of temporary administrator

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(a) Every temporary administrator, upon qualification (which qualification may be done at any time), shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation in substantially the following form: ‘‘I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that , deceased, died (testate) (intestate) and with an estate that is currently unrepresented, so far as I know or believe, and that I will well and truly administer on all the estate of the Deceased and discharge to the best of my ability all my duties as Temporary Administrator. So help me God.’’

(b) The oath or affirmation of a temporary administrator as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section may be subscribed before the judge or clerk of any probate court of this state. The probate court appointing the temporary administrator shall have the authority to grant a commission to a judge or clerk of any court of record of any state to administer the oath or affirmation.

History

Code 1981, § 53-6-32, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-34/HB 865.

Effective date. - This Code section became effective January 1, 2021.

ARTICLE 5 COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS

Annotations

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Editor’s notes. - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former O.C.G.A.T. 53, C. 6, A. 4 are included in the annotations for this article. County administrator not entitled to collect compensation from county.

- County administrator, including superior court clerk holding that position under law, is not entitled to collect compensation from the county for duties of the county administrator, but may collect, from estates administered those applicable commissions, fees, and expenses au-

thorized by statute. 1981 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U81-53 (decided under former O.C.G.A. Art. 4, Ch. 6, T. 53). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 31 Am. Jur. 2d, Executors and Administrators, § 1095 et seq. Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice

Forms. - Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Executors and Administrators, § 895 et seq.