History. Code 1981, § 53-7-62 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1316, § 5; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-48/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “service of notice of the settlement proceeding in the probate court and the hearing in the manner provided by subsection (b) of this Code section or by Chapter 11 of this title” for “notice of the hearing” at the end of the third sentence in subsection (a); and, in subsection (b), substituted “served with notice” for “given notice” in the second sentence, and, in the third sentence, substituted “service of notice shall be sufficient upon the personal representative” for “service shall be sufficient upon the personal administrator”.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 7 - Administration of Estates Generally
Article 6 - Settlement of Accounts
§ 53-7-61. Filing of Petition Upon Termination of Personal Representative
§ 53-7-62. Appearance Before Court; Failure of Personal Representative to Appear; Right to Appeal
§ 53-7-63. Making and Enforcing Final Settlement
§ 53-7-64. Accounting for Income on Property Administered
§ 53-7-65. Recordation of Final Receipts; Admission in Evidence