Georgia Statutes
§ 53-1-1 — Short title; effective date of provisions
Georgia § 53-1-1
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title53
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-1 (2026).
Text
(a)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." (b) 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.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 53, eff. 5/13/2011.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53-1-10
Lifetime transfers§ 53-1-11
Value§ 53-1-12
Manner of taking into account§ 53-1-2
Definitions§ 53-1-3
Dower and tenancy by curtesy§ 53-1-8
Adopted individuals§ 53-10-1
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