Georgia · Official Code of Georgia Annotated — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
O.C.G.A. § 7-1-239: Banking and Finance — O.C.G.A. § 7-1-239
What this law says, in plain English
Georgia law permits financial institutions to pay deposits up to $15,000 from a deceased person's account directly to specified relatives (spouse, children, parents, or siblings) upon receipt of an affidavit stating no will exists.
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