Georgia Code, Title 44, Chapter 6, Article 5 - Life Estates

• § 44-6-80 - Nature of Life Estates; Estates During Widowhood
  Estates which may extend during the life of a person but which must terminate at his death are deemed life estates during their existence....
• § 44-6-81 - Length of Life Estate
  An estate for life may be either for the life of the tenant or for the life of some other person or persons.
• § 44-6-82 - How and in What Property Life Estate May Be Created
  (a) An estate for life may be created by deed or will, by express agreement of the parties, or by operation of law.(b) A...
• § 44-6-83 - Rights and Duties of Life Tenant; Forfeiture of Interest to Remainderman
  The tenant for life shall be entitled to the full use and enjoyment of the property if in such use he exercises the ordinary...
• § 44-6-84 - Ownership of Increase of Property
  The natural increase of the property shall belong to the tenant for life. Any extraordinary accumulation of the corpus, such as an issue of...
• § 44-6-85 - When Life Tenant Entitled to Emblements
  If a life estate is terminated by the act of someone other than the tenant for life, the tenant and his legal representative shall...
• § 44-6-86 - Rights of Lessee Upon Termination of Life Estate
  If the tenant for life rents the land by the year and the life estate is terminated during the year by his death or...
• § 44-6-87 - Effect of Purported Sale of Estate by Life Tenant
  No forfeiture shall result when a tenant for life purports to sell the entire estate in lands. In such a case, the purchaser shall...
• § 44-6-88 - Demand for Bond by Purchaser of Life Estate in Personalty; Effect of Failure to Give Bond
  Upon the demand of anyone interested in the remainder or his agent or attorney, which demand shall be accompanied by a statement under oath...
• § 44-6-89 - Removal of Personalty Beyond State by Life Tenant; Forfeiture; Restraint
  The tenant for life in personalty shall not remove such personalty outside this state without the consent of the remainderman. If the tenant for...
• § 44-6-90 - Jurisdiction of Judge of Superior Court As to Life Estates and Contingent Remainders
  (a) The judge of the superior court shall have jurisdiction to hear any case that: (1) Involves a tenant for life in real property...

Last modified: October 14, 2016