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2019 Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 5 - Probate
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 53-5-3. Time limitation
Universal Citation: GA Code § 53-5-3 (2019)
- A will shall not be offered for probate following the expiration of five years from the latest date on which a petition is filed for:
(1) The appointment of a personal representative of the decedent's estate; or
(2) An order that no administration is necessary on the decedent's estate;
- provided, however, that the will of a testator who died prior to January 1, 1998, may be offered for probate at least until December 31, 2002.
Code 1981, § 53-5-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 8; Ga. L. 2008, p. 715, § 9/SB 508.
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