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13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 605 (1996-1997)
Georgia's New Probate Code

handle is hein.journals/gslr13 and id is 623 raw text is: GEORGIA'S NEW PROBATE CODE Mary F. Radfordt F. Skip Sugarman TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .... ................................ 607 A. History of Revision of Title 53 .................. 608 B. Overview of Revision of Title 53 ................ 609 I. Chapter 1: General Provisions .................... 610 A. Article 1 - Definitions and Other General Provisions ................................ 611 B. Article 2 - Advancements and Satisfaction ........ 616 C. Article 3 - Renunciation ...................... 619 HI. Chapter 2: Intestacy ............................ 620 A. Article 1 - Order of Inheritance ................. 620 1. Intestate Share of Spouse and Children ........ 621 2. Intestate Share of Parents & Siblings .......... 626 3. Intestate Share of Decedent's Other Relatives ... 627 4. Intestate Share of Adopted Children and Children Born Out of Wedlock .............. 628 5. Miscellaneous Rules Pertaining to An Intestate Decedent's Relatives ...................... 635 6. Title to the Intestate Decedent's Property ....... 636 7. Death of an Intestate Spouse Within Six Months of Date of Death of First Spouse ............. 636 B. Article 2 - Procedure to Determine Heirs and Distribution .............................. 639 C. Article 3 - Distribution of Estates in Kind ......... 641 D. Article 4 - Dispensing With Administration ....... 645 E. Article 5 - Escheat .......................... 647 III. Chapter 3: Year's Support ....................... 652 A. Theoretical Background ...................... 652 t J.D., Emory Law School, 1981. Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law. The Author has served as the Reporter for the Probate Code Revision Committee of the Fiduciary Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia since 1992. Much of the material in this Article reflects the Author's observations as Reporter and primary drafter of Georgia's New Probate Code. J.D., Georgia State University College of Law, 1996. Law Clerk to United States District Judge Jack T. Camp. 605

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