Georgia § 10-6-4 - Fiduciaries may convey by attorneys in fact.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 10-6-4 — Fiduciaries may convey by attorneys in fact., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-6-4. Fiduciaries may convey by attorneys in fact.
Personal representatives, guardians, conservators, and trustees are authorized to sell and convey property by attorneys in fact in all cases where they may lawfully sell and convey in person. When a personal representative, guardian, conservator, or trustee exercising the authority conferred by subsection (a) of this Code section appoints an attorney in fact by a power of attorney to which Chapter 6B of this title is applicable under Code Section 10-6B-81, the exercise of fiduciary powers by such attorney in fact under such power of attorney shall be subject to Code Section 10-6B-40. (Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 148, § 11; Code 1868, § 2154; Code 1873, § 2180; Code 1882, § 2180; Civil Code 1895, § 3000; Civil Code 1910, § 3572; Code 1933, § 4-104; Ga. L. 2006, p. 805, § 1/SB 534; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-8/HB 865.) The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a), substituted "Personal representatives" for "Executors, administrators" in subsection (a), and added subsection (b).
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Section 10-6-4 ("Fiduciaries may convey by attorneys in fact.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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