Georgia Code, Title 53, Chapter 5, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 53-5-1 - Jurisdiction and Domicile
  (a) The probate court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the probate of wills.(b) The county of domicile of the testator at death shall give...
• § 53-5-2 - Right to Offer Will for Probate
  The right to offer a will for probate shall belong to the executor, if one is named. If for any reason the executor fails...
• § 53-5-3 - Time Limitation
  A will shall not be offered for probate following the expiration of five years from the latest date on which a petition is filed...
• § 53-5-4 - Recovery of Property From Bona Fide Purchaser for Value
  An executor acting under or any person claiming under a will offered for probate within the period described in Code Section 53-5-3 shall be...
• § 53-5-5 - Duty to File Will
  A person having possession of a will shall file it with reasonable promptness with the probate court of the county having jurisdiction. The probate...
• § 53-5-6 - Admission of Executor Before Qualification or of a Beneficiary
  On the investigation of an issue of devisavit vel non, the admission of an executor before qualification or of a beneficiary, other than a...
• § 53-5-7 - Proof of Codicil
  If a codicil republished a will except as to any amendment contained in the codicil and clearly identified the will that was republished, proof...

Last modified: October 14, 2016