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O.C.G.A. § 53-7-19 — Action on bond for failure to settle and account with heir or beneficiary | Georgia Code
O.C.G.A. § 53-7-19 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

Section 7. Administration of Estates Generally, 53-7-1 through 53-7-78.

ARTICLE 2 ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

53-7-19. Action on bond for failure to settle and account with heir or beneficiary.

When any personal representative fails to settle and account with any heir or beneficiary of the estate, the heir or beneficiary may bring an action on the bond of the personal representative in the first instance and may recover judgment against the principal and the principal's sureties without first bringing an action against the personal representative in that person's representative capacity.

(Code 1981, §53-7-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)

COMMENT

This section carries forward former OCGA Sec. 53-7-45.

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