Georgia § 53-4-59 - Specific, demonstrative, general, or residuary testamentary gifts.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-4-59 — Specific, demonstrative, general, or residuary testamentary gifts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-4-59. Specific, demonstrative, general, or residuary testamentary gifts.
Testamentary gifts may be specific, demonstrative, general, or residuary. A specific testamentary gift directs the delivery of property particularly designated. A demonstrative testamentary gift designates the fund or property from which the gift is to be satisfied but nevertheless is an unconditional gift of the amount or value specified. A general testamentary gift does not direct the delivery of any particular property. A residuary testamentary gift includes all the property of the estate that is not effectively disposed of by other provisions of the will. (Code 1981, § 53-4-59 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.) Law reviews. - For article discussing problems in construction of instrument conveying gift to a group or class, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 169 (1969). For article surveying wills, trusts, and administration of estates, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1982). For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 231 (2014).
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