Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Proceedings in Probate Court
§ 53-11-4. Service of Notice Where Person or Residence Unknown, or Resides Outside State

History. Code 1981, § 53-11-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 28; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1316, § 6; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-65/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted “with notice of a proceeding covered by this chapter” in subsection (a); in subsection (b), inserted “of notice” in the first sentence, in the third sentence, substituted “served with notice” for “notified” and “such service of notice” for “the notice given”, and inserted “with such notice” at the end of the last sentence; substituted “the court shall cause service of notice to” for “service shall” in subsection (c); and, in subsection (d), in the first sentence, inserted “of notice”, inserted “by the court”, substituted “served with notice” for “notified” twice, and substituted “such service of notice” for “the notice given”, in the second sentence, substituted “confirm” for “show as to that person’s” and inserted “as to that person” at the end, and in the last sentence, inserted “of notice”, “by the court” and “service of notice by”.
Cross references.
Service of process generally, § 9-11-4 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall be applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Law reviews.
For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).

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