Georgia § 53-5-17 - Procedure.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-5-17 — Procedure., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-5-17. Procedure.
A will may be proved in common form upon the testimony of a single subscribing witness and without service or notice to anyone. If the will is self-proved, compliance with signature requirements for execution is presumed and other requirements for execution are presumed without the testimony of any subscribing witness. The petition to probate a will in common form shall set forth the same information required in a petition to probate a will in solemn form. The petition shall conclude with a prayer for the issuance of letters testamentary. (Code 1981, § 53-5-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-19/HB 865.) The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted "service or" in the first sentence in subsection (a).
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Section 53-5-17 ("Procedure.") 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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