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2017 Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 4 - Wills
Article 6 - Construction of Will; Testamentary Gifts
§ 53-4-57. Partial illegality of will
Universal Citation: GA Code § 53-4-57 (2017)
If a will is illegal in part, the part that is legal may be sustained; but if the whole will so constitutes one testamentary scheme that the legal portion alone cannot give effect to the testator's intention, the whole will shall fail.
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