History. Code 1981, § 53-8-10 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-55/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), substituted “estate,” for “estate;”, substituted “estate; provided, however,” for “estate, provided”; and, in subsection (b), substituted “article, provided, that” for “article; provided, however, that”.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2020, the comma after “article, provided” in subsection (b) was deleted.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 8 - Investments, Sales, and Conveyances
Article 2 - Sales and Conveyances
§ 53-8-10. Authority of Personal Representative; Petition by Temporary Administrator
§ 53-8-11. Property That Is Perishable, Liable to Deteriorate, or Expensive to Keep
§ 53-8-14. Warranty; Personal Liability of Personal Representative
§ 53-8-15. Passage of Title to Heirs or Beneficiaries; Assent of Personal Representative