Georgia § 53-3-21 - Appointment of temporary administrator.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-3-21 — Appointment of temporary administrator., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-3-21. Appointment of temporary administrator.
If there is no personal representative of the decedent's estate, the probate court may appoint a temporary administrator as provided in Code Section 53-6-30 to perform the duties of a personal representative under subsection (b) of Code Section 53-3-7 or under subsection (b) of Code Section 53-3-12; provided, however, that the appointment of such temporary administrator shall not alter or affect the citation, notice, and mailing requirements of Code Section 53-3-6. (Code 1981, § 53-3-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-12/HB 865.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective January 1, 2021.
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