Georgia Code
Article 1 - In General
§ 53-1-5. Right of Individual Who Feloniously and Intentionally Kills or Conspires to Kill to Inherit

History. Code 1981, § 53-1-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2022, p. 669, § 2/SB 543.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, inserted “, including, but not limited to, the right to recover under Code Sections 19-7-1, 51-4-2, or 51-4-4,” in the first sentence in subsection (a); and inserted “the right to recover under Code Sections 19-7-1, 51-4-2, or 51-4-4,” in the middle of subsection (b).
Cross references.
Homicide generally, § 16-5-1 et seq.
Denial of right of person who commits murder or voluntary manslaughter to receive benefits from insurance policy on life of victim, § 33-25-13 .
Law reviews.
For article, “The Time Gap in Wills: Problems Under Georgia’s Lapse Statutes,” see 6 Ga. L. Rev. 268 (1972).
For article discussing effect of homicide on succession by the slayer, and devolution of his share, see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 447 (1976).
For annual survey of law on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 365 (2010).
For article, “Killers Shouldn’t Inherit from their Victims - Or Should They?,” see 48 Ga. L. Rev. 145 (2013).
For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 231 (2014).
For note, “Not Just For Kids: Why Georgia’s Statutory Disinheritance of Deadbeat Parents Should Extend to Intestate Adults,” see 43 Ga. L. Rev. 867 (2009).
For note, “Vesting Title in a Murderer: Where is the Equity in the Georgia Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Slayer Statute in Levenson?,” see 45 Ga. L. Rev. 877 (2011).

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