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O.C.G.A. § 53-4-46

Presumption of intent

— Code 1981, § 53-4-46, enacted by Ga

(a) A presumption of intent to revoke arises if the original of a testator’s will cannot be found to probate.

(b) A copy of a will may be offered for probate in accordance with Chapter 5 of this title in lieu of the original will if the original cannot be found to probate, provided that the copy is proved by a preponderance of the evidence to be a true copy of the original will and that the presumption of intent to revoke set forth in subsection (a) of this Code

section is rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

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.