O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 53-6-39 (2019)

Administration or unrepresented estate by clerk of superior court

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If for any reason a county has no county administrator and there is an unrepresented estate that is not likely to be represented, it shall be the duty of the probate court of any such county to vest the administration of the estate in the clerk of the superior court of the county.

History

Code 1981, § 53-6-39, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Annotations

COMMENT This section carries forward former OCGA Sec. 53-6-96.