Georgia § 18-3-5 - Attachment against administrator or executor; entry of final judgment.
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§ 18-3-5. Attachment against administrator or executor; entry of final judgment.
Process of attachment may issue against an administrator of an estate or the executor of the last will and testament of any deceased person, as in other cases, when the administrator or executor actually removes or is about to remove the property of the deceased person outside the limits of any county, provided that final judgment shall not be entered against such administrator or executor until after the expiration of two years from the granting of letters of administration or letters testamentary, as the case may be. (Ga. L. 1857, p. 24, § 1; Code 1863, § 3199; Code 1868, § 3210; Code 1873, § 3277; Code 1882, § 3277; Civil Code 1895, § 4523; Civil Code 1910, § 5068; Code 1933, § 8-105.) Cross references. - Administrators and executors generally, T. 53, C. 6.
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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