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O.C.G.A. § 53-5-3: Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates — O.C.G.A. § 53-5-3
What this law says, in plain English
A will cannot be offered for probate more than five years after a petition for estate administration is filed or a final order is entered. Late probate of a will is treated as a claim against the estate.
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