Georgia § 49-4-172 - Appeal from order of appointment or removal.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 49-4-172 — Appeal from order of appointment or removal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-4-172. Appeal from order of appointment or removal.
Except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, from the order of the court appointing or removing such personal representative, an appeal may be had to the judge of the superior court, who shall hear the matter de novo without a jury. (Ga. L. 1964, p. 200, § 3; Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 17.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 25, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to all cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.
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