Georgia Code, Title 53, Chapter 6, Article 5 - County Administrators

• § 53-6-35 - Appointment
  (a) The probate court of each county shall appoint a county administrator whose duty shall be to take charge of all estates unrepresented and...
• § 53-6-36 - Qualifications and Compensation
  (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the county administrator shall have attained the age of 21 years and shall...
• § 53-6-37 - Term; Vacancies; Discharge of Duties After Expiration of Term or Removal From Office; Resignation
  (a) The term of office of a county administrator shall be four years and shall expire on the first Monday in March or when...
• § 53-6-38 - Administration of Unrepresented Estate by County Administrator
  If for any reason an estate is unrepresented and not likely to be represented, the probate court shall vest the administration of the estate...
• § 53-6-39 - Administration or Unrepresented Estate by Clerk of Superior Court
  If for any reason a county has no county administrator and there is an unrepresented estate that is not likely to be represented, it...
• § 53-6-40 - Separate Letters of Administration; Governing Law; Appointment for Sole Purpose of Commencing or Continuing Lawsuit Against Estate
  (a) The probate court shall grant to the county administrator separate letters of administration upon each estate placed in the county administrator's hands. Except...
• § 53-6-41 - Bond
  Each county administrator shall give bond, with good security to be judged by the probate court, in the sum of $5,000.00. The bond shall...
• § 53-6-42 - Power of Court to Revoke Letters of Administration, Require Additional Security, or Pass Other Order
  The probate court may, for good cause shown, as provided in Code Sections 29-3-82, 29-5-92, and 53-7-14, revoke the letters of administration of the...
• § 53-6-43 - Proceedings to Require Additional Security
  (a) If, in the opinion of the probate court or upon the petition of an heir, it shall become necessary for the good of...
• § 53-6-44 - Settlement of Estate Without Administration
  Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the probate court to vest administration in the county administrator or any other person when...

Last modified: October 14, 2016