An individual who is related to the decedent through two or more lines of relationship is entitled to only a single share based on the relationship entitling that individual to the largest share under the laws of intestacy.
History. Code 1981, § 53-2-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 53-2-1. Rules of Inheritance When Decedent Dies Without Will; Effect of Abandonment of Child
§ 53-2-3. Inheritance by Children Born Out of Wedlock
§ 53-2-4. Inheritance From Children Born Out of Wedlock
§ 53-2-5. Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination
§ 53-2-6. Individual Related to Decedent Through Two or More Lines of Relationship
§ 53-2-7. Vesting of Title to Property; Right to Possession
§ 53-2-8. Death Intestate, and Without Ascertainable Heirs, of Spouse of Intestate Decedent