Georgia Legislative Watch

HB139 - Estates and wills; descent and distribution; provisions
Sponsored by: Willard,Wendell 49th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 53-1-20 and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating, respectively, to renouncing succession and to general provisions relative to descent and distribution, so as to correct a cross-reference; to provide for forfeiture of an intestate share of an estate under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice of proceedings; to provide for an appointment of a guardian ad litem under certain circumstances; to provide for judicial proceedings and standard of proof; to change certain provisions relating to the rules of inheritance when a decedent dies without a will; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.