Georgia Code
Article 1 - Powers and Duties Generally
§ 53-7-5. Powers, Duties, and Liabilities if More Than One Personal Representative; Safe Deposit Boxes or Receptacles

History. Code 1981, § 53-7-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-37/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted “such delegation must satisfy the requirements of Code Sections 10-6B-5 and 10-6B-40, and that” in paragraph (a)(2); and substituted “safe-deposit” for “safe deposit” in subsection (c).
Cross references.
Procedure for opening safe-deposit box when depositor dies or becomes incompetent, § 7-1-356 .
Law reviews.
For article on the problems and benefits of multiple fiduciaries in estate planning, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 355 (1981).

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Georgia Code

Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates

Chapter 7 - Administration of Estates Generally

Article 1 - Powers and Duties Generally

§ 53-7-1. General Powers and Duties of Personal Representative; Additional Powers

§ 53-7-2. Administration of Entire Estate; Distribution of Residuum

§ 53-7-3. Powers and Immunities of Administrator With Will Annexed

§ 53-7-4. Powers of Temporary Administrators Pending Appointment of Personal Representative and Executors Pending Litigation of Caveats to Wills

§ 53-7-5. Powers, Duties, and Liabilities if More Than One Personal Representative; Safe Deposit Boxes or Receptacles