Statutes > Georgia Statutes > TITLE 53 - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES > CHAPTER 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES GENERALLY > ARTICLE 7 - SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS > PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS > § 53-7-166 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Recordation of final receipts of settlements; use as evidence; admission of copies

§ 53-7-166 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Recordation of final receipts of settlements; use as evidence; admission of copies

O.C.G.A. 53-7-166 (2010)
53-7-166. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Recordation of final receipts of settlements; use as evidence; admission of copies


The final receipts on settlements, given by distributees or legatees to an administrator or executor, may be admitted to record by the clerk of the superior court of the county of the residence of the administrator or executor if attested by a judge of any court in this state, a magistrate, or a notary public. When recorded, the receipts shall be admitted in evidence without further proof. In case of loss of the original, a copy may be used in evidence under the same rules as copies of registered deeds.