Georgia Code
Chapter 10 - Simultaneous Death
§ 53-10-5. Applicability of Chapter

This chapter shall not apply in the case of wills, trusts, deeds, contracts of insurance, or any other situation where provision is made for distribution of property different from that provided in this chapter or where provision is made for a presumption as to survivorship that results in a distribution of property different from that provided in this chapter.
History. Code 1981, § 53-10-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-61/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “that results” for “which results” in this Code section.

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Georgia Code

Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates

Chapter 10 - Simultaneous Death

§ 53-10-1. Short Title

§ 53-10-2. Disposition of Property Upon Simultaneous Deaths Where Devolution Depends on Priority of Death

§ 53-10-3. Disposition of Property Upon Simultaneous Death of Beneficiary and Another Individual Where Interest Depends on Survival

§ 53-10-4. Disposition of Property Upon Simultaneous Death of Joint Owners

§ 53-10-5. Applicability of Chapter

§ 53-10-6. Uniformity of Law