2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 53 - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
CHAPTER 4 - DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION
ARTICLE 2 - JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF LEGAL HEIRS AND THEIR INTERESTS
§ 53-4-37 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Res judicata effect of court findings; delivery of property to those entitled; release upon delivery

O.C.G.A. 53-4-37 (2010)
53-4-37. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Res judicata effect of court findings; delivery of property to those entitled; release upon delivery


(a) In the absence of fraud, the findings of the superior court or the probate court shall be res judicata as to every issue decided therein as to any proceeding thereafter brought in any court.

(b) After the time for appeal has passed, the person charged with the distribution of the property shall deliver the property to those entitled, in such shares and quantities as the judgment may specify. Upon the delivery of distributive shares, the person and the sureties on his bond, if any, shall be held to be released, exonerated, and acquitted to the extent of the distribution.