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GA Code § 52-7-75 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 3 - Abandoned Vessels|§ 52-7-75. Public Sale of Vessel; Disposition of Excess Proceeds

    As used in this subsection, the term "public sale" means a sale:   Held at a place reasonably available to persons who might desire to attend and submit bids;   At which those attending shall be given the opportunity to bid on a competitive basis;   At which the sale, if made, shall be made to the highest and best bidder; and   Except as otherwise provided in Title 11 for advertising or dispensing with the advertising of public sales, of which notice is given by advertisement once a week for two weeks in the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertisements are published in the county where the sale is to be held, and which notice shall state the day and hour, between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., and the place of sale and shall briefly identify the goods to be sold.     Upon order of the court, the person holding the lien on the abandoned vessel shall be authorized to sell such vessel at public sale.     After satisfaction of the lien, the person selling such vessel shall turn the remaining proceeds of such sale, if any, over to the clerk of the court.     (Code 1981, §52-7-75, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 613, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 3C-6/SB 65.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 1-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "(a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Debtor-Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015.'   "(b) To promote consistency among the states, it is the intent of the General Assembly to modernize certain existing uniform laws promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission affecting debtor and creditor rights, responsibilities, and relationships and other federally recognized laws affecting such rights, responsibilities, and relationships."
GA Code § 52-7-76 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 3 - Abandoned Vessels|§ 52-7-76. Issuance of Certificate of Title

 The purchaser at a sale as authorized in this article shall receive a certified copy of the court order authorizing such sale. Any such purchaser may obtain a certificate of title to such vessel by filing the required application, paying the required fees, and filing a certified copy of the order of the court with the Department of Natural Resources. The Department of Natural Resources shall then issue a certificate of title, which shall be free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.    (Code 1981, §52-7-76, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 613, § 1.)
GA Code § 52-7-77 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft|Chapter 7 - Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft|Article 3 - Abandoned Vessels|§ 52-7-77. Payment of Balance Remaining After Satisfaction of Liens, Security Interests, and Debts

 The clerk of the court shall retain the remaining balance of the proceeds of a sale conducted under Code Section 52-7-75, after satisfaction of liens, security interests, and debts, for a period of 12 months; and, if no claim has been filed against such proceeds by the owner of the abandoned vessel or any interested party, then he shall pay such remaining balance as follows:    If the abandoned vessel came into the possession of the person creating the lien other than at the request of a peace officer, the proceeds of the sale shall be divided equally and paid into the general fund of the county in which the sale was made and into the general fund of the municipality, if any, in which the sale was made;   If the abandoned vessel came into the possession of the person creating the lien at the request of a police officer of a municipality, the proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the general fund of the municipality;   If the abandoned vessel came into the possession of the person creating the lien at the request of a county sheriff, deputy sheriff, or county police officer, the proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the general fund of the county in which the sale was made; or   If the abandoned vessel came into the possession of the person creating the lien at the request of a member of the Georgia State Patrol or other employee of the State of Georgia, the proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the general fund of the county in which the sale was made.     (Code 1981, §52-7-77, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 613, § 1.)
GA Code § 53-1-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - In General|§ 53-1-1. Short Title; Effective Date of Provisions

  This chapter and Chapters 2 through 11 of this title, as such chapters were enacted by an Act approved April 2, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 504), and as amended by an Act approved April 29, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352), and as such chapters may be amended in the future, shall be known and may be cited as the "Revised Probate Code of 1998."   Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions contained in this chapter and Chapters 2 through 11 of this title shall be effective on January 1, 1998; provided, however, that no vested rights of title, year's support, succession, or inheritance shall be impaired.     (Code 1981, §53-1-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1586, § 5; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 53/HB 142.)   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   8C Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Dower and Curtesy, § 1.
GA Code § 53-1-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - In General|§ 53-1-3. Dower and Tenancy by Curtesy

 There is no right of dower or tenancy by curtesy in this state.    (Code 1981, §53-1-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)
GA Code § 53-1-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - In General|§ 53-1-4. Effect on Support Obligation of Use of Income From Estate or Trust for Support

 Whenever income from an estate or trust is available for the benefit of an individual whose support is the legal obligation of another and the income is actually used for such individual's support, the legal obligation of the other to support the individual is reduced to the extent the income is actually used for such individual's support.    (Code 1981, §53-1-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)   Cross references.   - Enforcement of duty of support of spouse and children, T. 19, C. 11.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Trusts for Dependents: Effect of Georgia's Support Obligation on Federal Income Taxation," see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 323 (1972). For note discussing Georgia's child support laws, their problems, and some proposed solutions, see 11 Ga. L. Rev. 387 (1977).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Welfare Laws, § 82 et seq.
GA Code § 53-1-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - In General|§ 53-1-6. Payment to Surviving Spouse of State or Federal Income Tax Overpayments

  In any case in which the United States Department of the Treasury or the Department of Revenue of this state determines that there exists an overpayment of federal or state income tax and the person in whose favor the overpayment is determined to exist is deceased at the time the overpayment is to be refunded, the amount of the overpayment, if not in excess of $2,500.00, shall be the sole and separate property of the decedent's surviving spouse, if any, irrespective of whether the decedent had filed a joint or separate income tax return.   The refund of the overpayment directly to the surviving spouse as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section shall operate as a complete acquittal and discharge to the payor, whether the United States or this state, of liability from any action, claim, or demand of whatever nature by any heir, beneficiary, creditor of the decedent, or other person.   Refunds are authorized to be made as provided in this Code section without the necessity of administration of the estate of the decedent, without the necessity of obtaining an order that no administration is necessary, and without the necessity of appointing a personal representative for the surviving spouse, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.     (Code 1981, §53-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)   Cross references.   - State income taxation generally, T. 48, C. 7.   Law reviews.   - For article discussing nonjudicial settlement of decedent's estate, see 6 Ga. L. Rev. 74 (1971).
GA Code § 53-1-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - In General|§ 53-1-7. Surviving Spouse Under the Age of 18 Years

 A surviving spouse who is under the age of 18 years is entitled to apply for, take, and hold any share in the deceased spouse's estate to which the surviving spouse is entitled by virtue of being an heir or a beneficiary or being eligible for year's support without the intervention of a guardian or other trustee.    (Code 1981, §53-1-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)
GA Code § 53-1-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - In General|§ 53-1-8. Adopted Individuals

 A decree of adoption, whether issued by a court of this state or by a court of any other jurisdiction, shall have the effect described in Code Section 19-8-19, and the adoptive parents and relatives of the adoptive parents shall likewise be entitled to inherit from and through the adopted individual under the laws of intestacy in the absence of a will and to take as parents or relatives of the parents of the adopted individual under the provisions of any instrument of testamentary gift, unless expressly excluded therefrom.    (Code 1981, §53-1-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 2.)   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997). For note, "Status or Contract? A Comparative Analysis of Inheritance Rights under Equitable Adoption and Domestic Partnership Doctrines," see 39 Ga. L. Rev. 675 (2005).
GA Code § 53-1-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - In General|§ 53-1-9. Survival of Common Law and Equity

 Except to the extent that the principles of common law and equity governing wills, trusts, and the administration of estates are modified by this title or another provision of law, those principles remain the law of this state.    (Code 1981, §53-1-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 53-1-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 2 - Advancements|§ 53-1-11. Value

 Every advancement shall be valued without interest at its value at the time of the transfer unless a value or an interest rate is specified in writing at the time of acceptance or in the transferor's will.    (Code 1981, §53-1-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "The Time Gap in Wills: Shifting Assets and Shrinking Estates - Obsolescence and Testamentary Planning in Georgia," see 6 Ga. L. Rev. 649 (1972). For article discussing concept of advancements, see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 447 (1976).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Advancements, § 55 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, § 106.   ALR.    - Valuation of property for purposes of advancement, 26 A.L.R. 1178.    Items in form of account as advancements, 49 A.L.R. 574.    Will charging distributee's share with advancement to or debt owing by him as invoking doctrine of hotchpot, 165 A.L.R. 899.
GA Code § 53-1-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 2 - Advancements|§ 53-1-12. Manner of Taking Into Account

  If a beneficiary has received a satisfaction, the beneficiary shall not receive any other property in replacement of the specific testamentary gift which is the subject of the satisfaction.   If a beneficiary has received an advancement of all or a portion of a demonstrative or general testamentary gift, the value of the demonstrative or general testamentary gift shall be reduced by the value of the advancement.   For purposes of this subsection, the term "distributable share" means the share an heir would receive under the laws of intestacy or a beneficiary would receive under the residuary clause of the transferor's will if the value of all advancements made by the transferor during life, except satisfaction of specific testamentary gifts and advancements of demonstrative or general testamentary gifts, were added to the actual value of the transferor's intestate or residuary estate at death. If a beneficiary has received an advancement of a residuary gift or an heir has received an advancement of an intestate share, the advancement shall be taken into account in the following manner:   If a beneficiary or heir has received an advancement that is less than the value of that person's distributable share under the residuary clause of the transferor's will or the laws of intestacy, the share actually distributed to the beneficiary or heir shall be charged with the advancement so that the beneficiary or heir will receive only the balance remaining of the distributable share; or   If a beneficiary or an heir has received an advancement that is equal to or in excess of the value of that beneficiary's or heir's distributable share, the beneficiary or heir shall receive no further share from the estate.       (Code 1981, §53-1-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "The Time Gap in Wills: Shifting Assets and Shrinking Estates - Obsolescence and Testamentary Planning in Georgia," see 6 Ga. L. Rev. 649 (1972). For article discussing concept of advancements, see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 447 (1976). For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2004).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Advancements, § 50 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, § 105.   ALR.    - Recovery of excess of advancement over distributable share in estate, 46 A.L.R. 1428.    Doctrine of "advancements" as applicable to transfer by testator to devisee or legatee after execution of will, 142 A.L.R. 524.    Will charging distributee's share with advancement to or debt owing by him as invoking doctrine of hotchpot, 165 A.L.R. 899.   Satisfaction or ademption of general legacy by inter vivos gift, transfer, or payment to the legatee or another, 26 A.L.R.2d 9.
GA Code § 53-1-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 2 - Advancements|§ 53-1-13. Consideration of Satisfaction or Advancement When Recipient Predeceases Transferor

 Unless the writing described in subsection (c) of Code Section 53-1-10 or the testator's will expressly provides otherwise, a satisfaction or an advancement is considered when computing the division and distribution of the transferor's estate even if the recipient of the satisfaction or advancement fails to survive the transferor.    (Code 1981, §53-1-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "The Time Gap in Wills: Shifting Assets and Shrinking Estates - Obsolescence and Testamentary Planning in Georgia," see 6 Ga. L. Rev. 649 (1972). For article discussing concept of advancements, see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 447 (1976).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Advancements, §§ 5, 8.   C.J.S.   - 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, § 98.
GA Code § 53-2-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-2-2. Effect of Decree of Adoption

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 3, effective January 1, 1998.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10, was to become effective January 1, 1998, but was repealed and reserved by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 3.   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 repeal of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).
GA Code § 53-2-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-2-4. Inheritance From Children Born Out of Wedlock

  The mother of a child born out of wedlock, the other children of the mother, and other maternal kin may inherit from and through the child born out of wedlock in the same manner as though the child were legitimate.   The father of a child born out of wedlock, the other children of the father, and other paternal kin may inherit from and through the child born out of wedlock in the same manner as if the child were legitimate if:   A court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order declaring the child to be legitimate under the authority of Code Section 19-7-22 or such other authority as may be provided by law;   A court of competent jurisdiction has otherwise entered a court order establishing paternity;   The father has, during the lifetime of the child, executed a sworn statement signed by the father attesting to the parent-child relationship; provided, however, that when the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the father caused his child to be conceived as a result of having nonconsensual sexual intercourse with the mother of his child or when the mother is less than ten years of age, such sworn statement shall be insufficient for purposes of this subsection;   The father has, during the lifetime of the child, signed the birth certificate of the child; or   The presumption of paternity described in division (2)(B)(ii) of Code Section 53-2-3 has been established and has not been rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.       (Code 1981, §53-2-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1316, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 219, § 5/SB 331.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2004). For annual survey of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 403 (2005). For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (2008). For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 127 (2016). For note, "Rainey v. Chever: Expanding a Natural Father's Right to Inherit from His Illegitimate Child," see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 761 (2000). For note, "Deadbeat Dads: Undeserving of the Right to Inherit from Their Illegitimate Children and Undeserving of Equal Protection," see 34 Ga. L. Rev. 1773 (2000). For comment on equitable adoption, equitable legitimation, and inheritance in extralegal family arrangements, see 48 Emory L.J. 943 (1999).
GA Code § 53-2-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-2-5. Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination

 An individual conceived by artificial insemination and presumed legitimate in accordance with Code Section 19-7-21 shall be considered a child of the parents and entitled to inherit under the laws of intestacy from the parents and from relatives of the parents, and the parents and relatives of the parents shall likewise be entitled to inherit as heirs from and through such individual.    (Code 1981, §53-2-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)   Law reviews.   - For note, "A New Era of Dead-Beat Dads: Determining Social Security Survivor Benefits for Children Who Are Posthumously Conceived," see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 759 (2005).
GA Code § 53-2-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-2-6. Individual Related to Decedent Through Two or More Lines of Relationship

 An individual who is related to the decedent through two or more lines of relationship is entitled to only a single share based on the relationship entitling that individual to the largest share under the laws of intestacy.    (Code 1981, §53-2-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)
GA Code § 53-2-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 53-2-8. Death Intestate, and Without Ascertainable Heirs, of Spouse of Intestate Decedent

  When the spouse of an intestate decedent dies intestate and without ascertainable heirs within six months of the decedent's death, any undistributed property of the decedent to which the spouse had been entitled prior to the spouse's death shall not escheat but shall be distributed to the heirs of the decedent who would have inherited the property under the intestacy laws if the spouse had predeceased the decedent.   The nonexistence of heirs of the spouse may be determined by publication as provided in Code Section 53-2-51. If no heir of the spouse appears, the property, less the expenses of the proceedings to determine the nonexistence of heirs, shall be paid over as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §53-2-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "Code Section" was substituted for "Code section" in the first sentence in subsection (b).
GA Code § 53-2-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates|Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution|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 judicially upon application to the probate court that has jurisdiction by virtue of a pending administration or that would have jurisdiction in the event of an administration of the estate of the decedent. Alternatively, the petition may be filed in the superior court of the county where the probate court having jurisdiction, as defined in this Code section, is located; provided, however, that, if the petition is filed in connection with a contested proceeding to determine a purported heir's entitlement to a year's support from the decedent's estate pursuant to Chapter 3 of this title, such petition must be filed in the probate court having jurisdiction. The proceedings for the determination of such questions shall conform to the requirements set forth in this article.    (Code 1981, §53-2-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-2/HB 865.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective January 1, 2021, added the proviso at the end of the second sentence.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 23 Am. Jur. 2d, Descent and Distribution, § 116.   C.J.S.   - 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, §§ 82, 87, 88.   ALR.    - Questions regarding rights of inheritance or other rights in respect of another's estate after death as proper subject of declaratory action before latter's death, 139 A.L.R. 1239.   Right of executor or administrator to appeal from order granting or denying distribution, 16 A.L.R.3d 1274.   Conflict of laws as to pretermission of heirs, 99 A.L.R.3d 724.