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O.C.G.A. § 53-7-61

Filing of petition upon termination of personal repre- sentative

— Code 1981, § 53-7-61, enacted by Ga

If the personal representative resigns, is removed, or dies, an heir of

an intestate estate or a beneficiary of a testate estate, the sureties of the personal representative or other personal representatives, or the successor personal representative may petition for an accounting and settlement. In the event a petition is filed for such accounting and

settlement, the probate court shall retain jurisdiction over the personal representative until such accounting and settlement is completed.

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.