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GA HB738

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Mary Oliver

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 53-5-2 to add a statutory definition of "interested person" for purposes of who may offer a will for probate
  • Defines "interested person" to include any legatee, devisee, creditor of the decedent, purchaser from an heir of the decedent, an administrator appointed prior to discovery of the will, and any individual making a claim under an earlier will
  • The definition is non-exhaustive, specifying that the listed categories "shall include, but shall not be limited to" those enumerated
  • Preserves existing law that the right to offer a will for probate belongs first to the named executor, with interested persons able to act only if the executor fails to act promptly or no executor is named

Legislative Description

Probate courts; term for the purpose of the right to offer a will for probate; define

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported

2/7/2018

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