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2019 Georgia Code
Title 15 - Courts
Chapter 9 - Probate Courts
Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties
§ 15-9-31. Authority of judge of probate court to grant administration
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GA Code § 15-9-31 (2019)
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- The judge of the probate court can grant administration only on the estate of a person who was:
(1) A resident at the time of his death of the county where the application is made; or
(2) A nonresident of the state, with property in the county where the application is made or with a bona fide cause of action against some person therein.
Orig. Code 1863, § 308; Code 1868, § 368; Code 1873, § 333; Code 1882, § 333; Civil Code 1895, § 4234; Civil Code 1910, § 4792; Code 1933, § 24-1902.
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