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O.C.G.A. § 53-4-57

Partial illegality of will

— Code 1981, § 53-4-57, enacted by Ga

“husband,” “wife,” or “widow,” 75 A.L.R.2d 1413.

Conclusiveness of testator’s statement as to amount of debt or advancement to be charged against legacy or devise, 98 A.L.R.2d 273.

Admissibility of extrinsic evidence to clarify location of real property devised in a will, 16 A.L.R.3d 386.

Admissibility of extrinsic evidence to identify stocks, bonds, and other securities disposed of by will, 16 A.L.R.3d 432.

Admissibility of extrinsic evidence to determine whether fee or absolute interest, or only estate for life or years, was given, 21 A.L.R.3d 778.

Effect upon testamentary nature of document of expression therein of intention to make more formal will, further disposition of property, or the like, 46 A.L.R.3d 938.

Effect of gift to be disposed of “As Already Agreed” upon or the like, 85 A.L.R.3d 1181.

If a will is illegal in part, the part that is legal may be sustained; but if the whole will so constitutes one testamentary scheme that the legal portion alone cannot give effect to the testator’s intention, the whole

will shall fail.

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.