Georgia § 44-5-157 - Requirements for validity of document of gift; governing law.
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§ 44-5-157. Requirements for validity of document of gift; governing law.
A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with: This article; The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed. If a document of gift is valid under this Code section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift. A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked. (Code 1981, § 44-5-157 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 503, § 1/SB 405.)
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Section 44-5-157 ("Requirements for validity of document of gift; governing law.") 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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