A surviving spouse who is under the age of 18 years is entitled to apply for, take, and hold any share in the deceased spouse’s estate to which the surviving spouse is entitled by virtue of being an heir or a beneficiary or being eligible for year’s support without the intervention of a guardian or other trustee.
O.C.G.A. § 53-1-7
Surviving spouse under the age of 18 years
Known as the Revised Probate Code
The act spans §§ 53–53 (14 sections).
— Code 1981, § 53-1-7, enacted by Ga
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.