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O.C.G.A. § 53-5-42: Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates — O.C.G.A. § 53-5-42
What this law says, in plain English
A personal representative of a deceased person domiciled outside Georgia may manage and collect the decedent's Georgia property and assets without requiring separate ancillary probate proceedings in this state.
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