Georgia Probate Procedure

Some Georgia estates can be distributed without resorting to the entire probate process. For example, under Georgia’s Year’s Support laws, property is given to the surviving spouse and/or minor children to provide living costs while the rest of the estate is settled in probate.

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Georgia Probate: The Basics

Aside from being an emotional process, the death of a loved one can carry legal ramifications as well. In Georgia, the collection and distribution of a decedent’s possessions and property (collectively known as their’estate’) falls under probate law. However, don’t hire a lawyer just yet’ some situations allow you to navigate Georgia probate law yourself.

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