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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 53 - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
CHAPTER 4 - DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION
ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 53-4-1 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate after payment of expenses and debts
- § 53-4-2 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Rules of inheritance generally
- § 53-4-3 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Inheritance by husband, children, and descendants of intestate
- § 53-4-4 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Inheritance by children born out of wedlock and their offspring
- § 53-4-5 - Note
- § 53-4-6 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Right of murderer to inherit; manner of distribution of property of person killed
- § 53-4-7 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Payment to surviving spouse of state or federal income tax overpayments; effect of refund; applicability of laws as to administration of estates in case of refund
- § 53-4-8 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Vesting of title to real property; right to recover real property; vesting of title to personal property
- § 53-4-9 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Right to possession of estate; right to recover possession from third persons
- § 53-4-10 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Recovery of estate from heirs or purchasers by administrator; showing required to recover real property
- § 53-4-11 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Distribution upon order of probate court; notice of distribution; effect of Code section on will provisions as to distribution or division in kind
- § 53-4-12 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Hearing and order for distribution or division; appointments; procedure when legatees, not entitled to shares; recordation of return of appraisers and copy of judgment
- § 53-4-13 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Contents of return of appraisers; objections to return; order for new division
- § 53-4-14 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of estate in kind -- Refunding bonds in cases of distribution in kind
- § 53-4-15 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Division of real property lying in several counties; order of probate court on application of representative; notice
- § 53-4-16 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Effect of incapacity of heirs or devisees to hold title to real property
- § 53-4-17 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Distribution of assets in kind at values determined by reference to federal estate tax valuation
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