Georgia Code
Article 5 - Tolling of Limitations
§ 9-3-93. Five-Year Tolling for Unrepresented Estate — in Favor of Creditors

The time between the death of a person and the commencement of representation upon his estate or between the termination of one administration and the commencement of another shall not be counted against creditors of his estate, provided that such time does not exceed five years. At the expiration of the five years the limitation shall commence.
History. Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 104, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 3782; Civil Code 1910, § 4377; Code 1933, § 3-804.
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For survey article on torts, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 271 (1982).