Georgia § 44-5-157 Requirements for validity of document of gift; governing law

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§ 44-5-157 — Requirements for validity of document of gift; governing law

Georgia § 44-5-157

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O.C.G.A. § 44-5-157 (2026).

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(a)A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:

(1)This article;

(2)The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or (3) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.

(b)If a document of gift is valid under this Code section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.

(c)A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.

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(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with: (1) This article; (2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or (3) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed. (b) If a document of gift is valid under this Code section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift. (c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.