2020 Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 11 - Proceedings in Probate Court
§ 53-11-1. (For Effective Date, See note.) Applicability Of, and Compliance With, Provisions
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to any proceeding in the probate court that arises under Chapters 1 through 10, 12, and 13 of this title. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be sufficient for proceedings in the probate court arising under Chapters 1 through 10, 12, and 13 of this title except as otherwise provided in those chapters and in Chapter 11 of Title 9 and Chapter 9 of Title 15.
(Code 1981, §53-11-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 26; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-62/HB 865.)
Law reviews.- For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).
COMMENTThis Chapter provides uniform provisions governing proceedings in the probate court relating to testate and intestate estates and year's support. The provisions of this Chapter supplement but do not supersede the provisions of the Georgia Civil Practice Act (Title 9, Chapter 11) or the provisions of Title 15 that relate to the probate courts.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in In re Estate of Ehlers, 289 Ga. App. 14, 656 S.E.2d 169 (2007).
