History. Code 1981, § 53-3-12 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-10/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, added “for such petitioner or for the surviving spouse or a minor child in whose behalf the petitioner acted pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 53-3-5” at the end of subsection (a); inserted “or temporary administrator” in subsection (b); and added subsection (c).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
§ 53-3-1. Preference and Entitlement
§ 53-3-2. Events Barring Right to Support
§ 53-3-3. Provision in Will in Lieu of Support; Election
§ 53-3-4. “Homestead” Defined; Taxes and Tax Liens
§ 53-3-6. Issuance of Citation and Publication of Notice; Mailing of Petition to Tax Commissioner
§ 53-3-7. Hearing and Determination
§ 53-3-8. Minor Children by Individuals Other Than Surviving Spouse
§ 53-3-9. Vesting of Title to Property Set Apart
§ 53-3-10. Property Inside or Outside County
§ 53-3-11. Awarding Interest in Real Property
§ 53-3-14. Real Property Subject to Option to Purchase or Contract to Sell
§ 53-3-15. Conveyance, Contract, or Lien Made by Surviving Spouse or Guardian
§ 53-3-16. Real Property Subject to Purchase Money Mortgage
§ 53-3-17. Personal Property Subject to Mortgage or Other Security Interest
§ 53-3-18. Landlord’s Lien on Crops
§ 53-3-19. Conveyance or Encumbrance by Surviving Spouse of Property Set Aside; Effect