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O.C.G.A. § 7-1-791 — Payment on death of depositor | Georgia Code
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TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE

Section 1. Financial Institutions, 7-1-1 through 7-1-1021.

ARTICLE 7 BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

7-1-791. Payment on death of depositor.

Except as provided in Article 8 of this chapter, upon the death of a depositor of a savings and loan association, such association may pay the amount of his deposit or any portion thereof to an executor, administrator, or other fiduciary duly appointed and qualified pursuant to the last will and testament of the depositor or by any court of competent jurisdiction in this state or any other state.

(Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 307, § 16; Ga. L. 1958, p. 620, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-3523, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 445, § 43; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1388, § 6; Ga. L. 1983, p. 661, § 2; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 7-4/HB 811.)

The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, deleted "a building and loan association or" preceding "a savings and loan association" near the beginning of this Code section.

Cross references.

- Payment of deposits of deceased depositors, § 7-1-239.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 23 Am. Jur. 2d, Descent and Distribution, § 29.

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