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2021 Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 7 - Administration of Estates Generally
Article 2 - Actions Against Personal Representatives
§ 53-7-11. Allowable Defenses; Action Originating in Lifetime of Decedent
Universal Citation: GA Code § 53-7-11 (2021)
When the cause of action originated in the lifetime of the decedent, a personal representative may make any defense or pleading that the decedent could have made if alive.
(Code 1981, §53-7-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-40/HB 865.)
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted "pleading that" for "pleading which" in this Code section.
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