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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 53 - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
CHAPTER 2 - WILLS
ARTICLE 4 - REVOCATION AND REPUBLICATION
§ 53-2-73 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Express revocation by written instrument; effect of destruction of revoking will; proof of republication of former will
O.C.G.A. 53-2-73 (2010)53-2-73. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Express revocation by written instrument; effect of destruction of revoking will; proof of republication of former will
(a) An express revocation by written instrument shall be executed with the same formality and attested by the same number of witnesses as are requisite for the execution of a will.
(b) The destruction of a will expressly revoking all former wills shall not revive a former will unless the former will is subsequently republished. In such cases, the republication may be proved by parol evidence.
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