Georgia § 7-1-791 - Payment on death of depositor.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 7-1-791 — Payment on death of depositor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-1-791. Payment on death of depositor.
Except as provided in Article 8 of this chapter, upon the death of a depositor of a savings and loan association, such association may pay the amount of his deposit or any portion thereof to an executor, administrator, or other fiduciary duly appointed and qualified pursuant to the last will and testament of the depositor or by any court of competent jurisdiction in this state or any other state. (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 307, § 16; Ga. L. 1958, p. 620, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-3523, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 445, § 43; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1388, § 6; Ga. L. 1983, p. 661, § 2; Ga. L. 2016, p. 390, § 7-4/HB 811.) Cross references. - Payment of deposits of deceased depositors, § 7-1-239 .
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