Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 53-2-1. Rules of Inheritance When Decedent Dies Without Will; Effect of Abandonment of Child - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 53-2-3. Inheritance by Children Born Out of Wedlock - The rights of inheritance of a child born out of...

§ 53-2-4. Inheritance From Children Born Out of Wedlock - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-4 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 53-2-5. Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination - An individual conceived by artificial insemination and presumed legitimate in...

§ 53-2-6. Individual Related to Decedent Through Two or More Lines of Relationship - An individual who is related to the decedent through two...

§ 53-2-7. Vesting of Title to Property; Right to Possession - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-7 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 53-2-8. Death Intestate, and Without Ascertainable Heirs, of Spouse of Intestate Decedent - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-8 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 2 - Judicial Determination of Heirs and Interests

§ 53-2-20. Jurisdiction of Probate or Superior Court - The identity or interest of any heir may be resolved...

§ 53-2-21. Filing of Petition - Any personal representative, guardian, conservator, committee, trustee, fiduciary, or other...

§ 53-2-22. Petition by Person Claiming to Be Heir or Distributee - Any individual claiming to be an heir or any person...

§ 53-2-23. Superior Court Procedure - Upon the filing in a superior court of a petition...

§ 53-2-24. Probate Court Procedure - Upon the filing in a probate court of a petition...

§ 53-2-25. Intervention by Person Claiming to Be Heir or Distributee - Any individual claiming to be an heir or any person...

§ 53-2-26. Effect of Findings of Court - In the absence of fraud, the findings of the superior...

§ 53-2-27. Dna Testing for Kinship; Procedure; Costs - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-27 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 3 - Distribution of Estate in Kind

§ 53-2-30. Authority of Administrator; Method of Distribution Provided for in Will - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-30 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 53-2-31. Petition in Probate Court; Distribution in Kind Not Pro Rata - An heir or the administrator may petition the probate court...

§ 53-2-32. Order of Probate Court - If no objection is made to the petition, the probate...

Article 4 - Dispensing With Administration

§ 53-2-40. Petition - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-40 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 53-2-41. Issuance of Citation and Order; Objections - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-41 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 53-2-42. Right of Action by Creditor - After the granting of an order by the probate court...

Article 5 - Escheat

§ 53-2-50. Definition - As used in this article, the term “escheat” is the...

§ 53-2-51. Procedure - History. Code 1981, § 53-2-51 , enacted by Ga. L....