Georgia Code, Title 53, Chapter 7, Article 1 - Powers and Duties Generally

• § 53-7-1 - General Powers and Duties of Personal Representative; Additional Powers
  (a) The duties and powers of the personal representative commence upon qualification. Such powers relate back to give acts performed by the personal representative...
• § 53-7-2 - Administration of Entire Estate; Distribution of Residuum
  The personal representative shall be entitled to possess and administer the entire estate. If, after payment of debts and satisfaction of testamentary gifts, there...
• § 53-7-3 - Powers and Immunities of Administrator With Will Annexed
  An administrator with the will annexed shall have all rights, powers, privileges, exemptions, and immunities of the executor, including the dispensation by the testator...
• § 53-7-4 - Powers of Temporary Administrators Pending Appointment of Personal Representative and Executors Pending Litigation of Caveats to Wills
  Temporary administrators, pending the appointment of a personal representative, and executors, pending litigation of caveats to wills, are authorized to carry out existing contracts...
• § 53-7-5 - Powers, Duties, and Liabilities If More Than One Personal Representative; Safe Deposit Boxes or Receptacles
  (a) If more than one personal representative is qualified and unless the will provides otherwise: (1) The personal representatives must act by their unanimous...
• § 53-7-6 - Power to Borrow Money, Make and Fulfill Contracts, Provide Legal Counsel, Continue Decedent's Business, and Perform Other Acts
  Except as otherwise provided in the will, a personal representative is authorized: (1) To borrow money and to bind the estate by the execution...
• § 53-7-7 - Disposition of Income Received During Administration
  Except as otherwise provided in the will, income received by an executor during the period of administration from property that is used to pay...
• § 53-7-8 - Support and Education of Minor Heirs and Beneficiaries Without Guardians
  Whenever a personal representative has paid all the debts of the decedent and all claims against the estate, and property due minor heirs or...

Last modified: October 14, 2016