Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Year’s Support
§ 53-3-7. Hearing and Determination

The petitioner for year’s support shall have the burden of proof in showing the amount necessary for year’s support.
History. Code 1981, § 53-3-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-8/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “apart” for “aside” in subsection (a); in subsection (b), substituted “apart as year’s support” for “aside” in the first sentence and inserted “or temporary administrator” in the last sentence; and, in subsection (c), substituted “apart” for “aside” following “to be set” in the introductory language and added the proviso at the end of paragraph (c)(2).
Law reviews.
For article discussing decisions involving the year’s support provision of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 427 (1967).
For article surveying wills, trusts, and administration of estates, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1982).
For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2004).
For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (2008).

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