History. Code 1981, § 53-5-51 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-27/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), in the first sentence, substituted “A petition” for “The petition” and “such petition” for “the action”, and, in the second sentence, substituted “Such petition” for “The petition” at the beginning, substituted “probate and, if such petition is based upon paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 53-5-50, for” for “probate;”, substituted “newly propounded will” for “new will”, and substituted “form and for” for “form; and”; inserted “of notice” preceding “upon the beneficiaries” at the end of subsection (b); in subsection (c), substituted “such petition and the citation issued thereon” for “the petition” near the beginning, and substituted “such petition” for “the petition” at the end; and, in subsection “(d), in the first sentence, substituted “such petition and notice and” for “the petition and” and substituted “of such petition and notice, the relief prayed for in such petition” for “the relief upon the petition”, and, in the second sentence, substituted “such petition and notice and assent in their acknowledgments, such relief” for “the petition and assent in their acknowledgments, the relief”.
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For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 327 (2019).