Statutes > Georgia Statutes > TITLE 53 - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES > CHAPTER 2 - DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION > ARTICLE 5 - LEGACIES AND DEVISES > § 53-2-94 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Use of parol evidence in construction of will

§ 53-2-94 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Use of parol evidence in construction of will

O.C.G.A. 53-2-94 (2010)
53-2-94. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Use of parol evidence in construction of will


When called upon to construe a will, the court may hear parol evidence of the circumstances surrounding the testator at the time of the execution of the will and parol evidence to explain all ambiguities, both latent and patent.