Georgia § 53-5-52 - Time limitation; filing of petition constitutes claim against estate.
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§ 53-5-52. Time limitation; filing of petition constitutes claim against estate.
A petition based upon paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 53-5-50 shall be brought before: The probate of the previously probated will becomes conclusive upon the petitioner under Code Section 53-5-19 or 53-5-20; and The expiration of the time within which the newly propounded will must be offered for probate under Code Section 53-5-3. A petition based upon paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 53-5-50 may be brought at any time. In all other instances, a petition made pursuant to this article shall be brought within three years from entry of the order admitting a will to probate. The filing of a petition made pursuant to this article shall constitute a claim against a decedent's estate that arose before the death of the decedent for purposes of Code Section 9-3-36 . (Code 1981, § 53-5-52 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-28/HB 865.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective January 1, 2021.
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