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O.C.G.A. § 53-7-52 — Discharge of temporary administrator | Georgia Code
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TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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

ARTICLE 5 DISCHARGE AND RESIGNATION

53-7-52. Discharge of temporary administrator.

A temporary administrator may be discharged in the same manner as provided for discharge of personal representatives.

(Code 1981, §53-7-52, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)

COMMENT

This section carries forward the substance of former OCGA Sec. 53-7-144. See Code Sec. 53-1-2 for the definitions of "personal representative" and "temporary administrator". Former OCGA Sec. 53-7-146, relating to grant of letters of dismission without administration of reversionary interest in dower lands, is repealed.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under Ga. L. 1953, p. 451, § 1, are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Cited in Hayes v. Strickland, 112 Ga. App. 567, 145 S.E.2d 728 (1965); Deller v. Smith, 250 Ga. 157, 296 S.E.2d 49 (1982).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 31 Am. Jur. 2d, Executors and Administrators, §§ 269, 272, 278 et seq., 294 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 33 C.J.S., Executors and Administrators, § 90 et seq.

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