Georgia Code
Part 2 - Annual Returns and Intermediate Reports
§ 53-7-76. Judgment Surcharging Fiduciary

Should it appear from the intermediate report that the personal representative is liable to the estate or to any beneficiary of the estate, the probate court is authorized and it shall be the court’s duty to enter a judgment surcharging the personal representative in such amount as is authorized under the law and the evidence.
History. Code 1981, § 53-7-76 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.
Law reviews.
For article, “Some Problems in Providing for Nonjudicial Settlement of the Trustee’s Accounts,” see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 417 (1967).
For article, “Fiduciary Problems of the Executor and Trustee: Conflicts of Interest, Violations of Fiduciary Duties, Surcharge, and Other Remedies of Beneficiaries,” see 9 Ga. St. B.J. 187 (1972).

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