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Every source behind the Georgia guide

4 primary records, quoted verbatim and checked against 24 named presence or absence conditions that must pass against the live government text. Open the record, read the words the publishing body actually used, and confirm the current rule for yourself.

Last full re-fetch September 15, 2026

What each source establishes

The Georgia guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and any statutory creditor-deadline gaps the related guide names rather than guesses through.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.

Simplified-procedure rule

Ga. L. 1996, Act No. 754; O.C.G.A. §§ 53-2-40 to 53-2-42

Georgia General Assembly (Digital Library of Georgia official legislative collection) · This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1998. · Verified August 9, 2026

53-2-40. (a) When an individual has died intestate and there has been no administration in this state, any heir of the decedent may file a petition praying for an order that no administration is necessary. The petition shall be filed in the probate court of the county of the domicile of the Page 536 decedent, if the decedent was domiciled in this state, or in the county in which real property is located, if the decedent was not domiciled in this state.

What was published from this source

  • GA Ga. L. 1996, Act No. 754; O.C.G.A. §§ 53-2-40 to 53-2-42

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • structural procedure
  • debts and agreement
  • no dollar threshold
  • act identity
  • effective date
  • section identity

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Simplified-procedure rule

2025 HB 327, §§48, 55, 59

Georgia Governor · Publisher states no currentness signal; manual session review required · Verified August 9, 2026

SECTION 59.1405 Said title is further amended by revising subsections (b) and (d) of Code Section 53-7-41,1406 relating to notice for creditors to render accounts, notification of creditors' claims,1407 requirement of reasonable additional proof or accounting, and failure of creditors to give1408 notice of claims, as follows:

What this means: The signed act has no express effective-date clause in the harvested text. It amends the relevant current wording and is used with that limitation disclosed.

What was published from this source

  • GA 2025 HB 327, §§48, 55, 59

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • no-administration amendment identity
  • compensation amendment identity
  • creditor publication mechanics
  • creditor consequence
  • act identity
  • section identity

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Executor compensation rule

Ga. L. 1996, Act No. 754; O.C.G.A. § 53-6-60(b)

Georgia General Assembly (Digital Library of Georgia official legislative collection) · This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1998. · Verified August 9, 2026

If the personal representative's compensation is not specified in the will or any separate written agreement, the personal representative for services rendered shall be entitled to compensation equal to: (1) Two and one-half percent commission on all sums of money received by the personal representative on account of the estate, except on money loaned by and repaid to the personal representative, and 2 1/2 percent commission on all sums paid out by the personal representative, either for debts, legacies, or distributive shares; (2) Ten percent commission on the amount of interest made

What this means: HB 327 (2025) revised subsection (a) agreement language but did not restate subsection (b), which contains these default percentages; the 2025 signed act is separately cited.

What was published from this source

  • GA Ga. L. 1996, Act No. 754; O.C.G.A. § 53-6-60(b)

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • receipts and disbursements
  • interest commission
  • in-kind ceiling
  • section identity
  • effective date
  • section identity

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Court cost rule

2024 SB 232, §§1, 3, 6; O.C.G.A. §§15-9-60(e), 15-21A-6(b)

Georgia Governor · This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2025, and shall apply to fees paid in a probate181 court on and after such date. · Verified August 9, 2026

For each estate filing, as provided in33 Title 53, the filing fees shall be as follows:34 (1) Petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 $175.00

What was published from this source

  • GA 2024 SB 232, §§1, 3, 6; O.C.G.A. §§15-9-60(e), 15-21A-6(b)

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • estate petition base fee
  • indigent defense surcharge scope
  • mandatory civil surcharge
  • section identity
  • effective date
  • section identity

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Georgia source decision map

How the Georgia records fit together

The source record is most useful when each citation has a job. This map links the Georgia procedure, cost, compensation, and deadline records to the decision each one can and cannot answer.

QuestionRecorded Georgia answerCarry into the case
What route is being screened?Petition for Order Declaring No Administration NecessaryConfirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route.
What property and basis count?probate property within the rule's stated scope; gross value for this route.Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately.
What is the amount screen?No numeric ceiling verifiedEstablish unsecured debt before treating the screen as decided.
What is the time or deadline record?No waiting-period number verified; No deadline is recorded here: Georgia has multiple non-equivalent events, so no single days value is honest. The representative must initiate publication within 60 days after qualification and publish weekly for four weeks. A creditor notifying more than three months after the last publication loses equal participation against earlier distributions and cannot hold the representative liable, but late claims may still be paid when sufficient assets remain and higher-priority claims are paid. The representative also receives a six-month administration/payment protection. No distinct actual-notice deadline or ultimate repose period was verified.Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number.
What does the cost record establish?$190 is the recorded statewide amount.Ask the Probate Court about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
What does compensation use?Absent controlling will/agreement terms, the statutory defaults are 2.5% of sums received and 2.5% of sums paid out, plus 10% of qualifying interest. Delivery of property in kind may receive reasonable compensation capped at 3% of appraised/fair value, and other statutory categories may apply. HB 327 (2025) updated subsection (a) agreement language without restating the subsection (b) percentages. The relevant base is money received and paid out during administration.Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate.

Decision boundary

What the Georgia source set does not silently decide

The Georgia records establish the rules listed above, but they do not turn a source citation into advice about title, family priority, tax filing, contested proceedings, or the exact clerk practice in every county. Those questions stay with the official court or a qualified adviser. The useful next step is to match the question to the citation rather than treating the longest quote as the answer to every estate problem.

No numeric shortcut is available for Georgia

This registry does not establish a numeric Georgia ceiling from an accepted primary source. The safe next step is to follow the reason and source lane on this page, then ask the Probate Court for the current rule rather than importing a neighboring state\'s amount.

Next evidence to collect

Open the quoted record for the row you rely on and check the publisher's current text before filing.

  1. Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
  2. Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
  3. Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
  4. Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.

Official material

Georgia publishes a statewide standard no-administration petition and an official Probate Court directory.

Source trail

Records used by this Georgia map

What Georgia courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

Limits on court material

  • Georgia publishes a statewide standard no-administration petition and an official Probate Court directory.

Checking these Georgia records against the publishers

Every citation above links to the body that publishes it, and every quoted sentence is reproduced exactly, so a text search on the publisher’s own page should land on it. Where the publisher’s current wording differs from what is recorded here, the publisher governs and this page is wrong; naming the citation and the language you see maps the difference onto a specific condition rather than a general complaint. The full procedure, including how a source qualifies in the first place and what disqualifies one, is set out once on the methodology page instead of being restated on each of the254 state records.

These records cover the cost and route questions this site answers for Georgia. They do not cover intestate succession shares, spousal and family allowances, creditor priority, tax filing obligations, real-property transfer mechanics, or contested proceedings. Where an answer would require one of those, the site says so rather than estimating.

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