History. Code 1981, § 53-2-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1586, § 9; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1335, § 1.
Cross references.
Admissible evidence for determining parent and child relationship, § 19-7-46 .
DNA analysis upon conviction of certain sex offenses, § 35-3-160 et seq.
Genetic testing, T. 33, C. 54.
Law reviews.
For article advocating uniform treatment of the devolution of title, and abolition of distinctions based on the form of wealth or the fact of intestacy, see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 447 (1976).
For note on 2000 amendment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 320 (2000).
For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 325 (2012).
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