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

O.C.G.A. § 53-7-8 (2019)

Support and education of minor heirs and beneficiaries without conservators

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Whenever a personal representative has paid all the debts of the decedent and all claims against the estate, and property due minor heirs or beneficiaries for whom no one applies to be conservator is left in the personal representative’s hands, the personal representative may, under the direction of the probate court, apply so much of the minor’s share of the decedent’s estate as may be necessary for support and education as conservators are allowed by law to do.

History

Code 1981, § 53-7-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-39/HB 865. The 2020 amendment, effective Janu-

ary 1, 2021, substituted ‘‘conservator’’ for ‘‘guardian’’ and ‘‘conservators’’ for ‘‘guardians’’ in this Code section.

Annotations

COMMENT This section carries forward the substance of former OCGA Sec. 53-7-13.

ARTICLE 2 ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Mail & Media, Inc. v. Rotenberry, 446 S.E.2d 517 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994).
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Mail & Media, Inc. v. Rotenberry, 446 S.E.2d 517 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “See OCGA § 53-7-8. The issue of whether noncompetition agreements ancillary to the sale of a business are personal services contracts is one of first impression in Georgia.”
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