Publication Date
12-2024
Document Type
Survey Article
Abstract
This Article discusses significant cases decided by the Georgia appellate courts during the period of June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024, and significant Georgia legislation enacted in that same period that relate to Georgia probate and trust law, guardianship, and estate planning. The cases discussed fall under three categories: wills and the administration of decedents’ estates (including cases relating to testamentary capacity, inheritance by children born out of wedlock, undue influence, and the disposition of a decedent’s remains); trusts and trustees (specifically a trustee’s entitlement to have attorney fees paid from the trust when defending against charges of maladministration or breach of fiduciary duty); and the guardianship and conservatorship of minors (specifically the degree to which a parent who has been appointed the conservator of his or her child must prove an inability to support the child before being allowed to use the child’s money for the child’s support, education, and welfare). The legislation enacted covers reviews of probate court cases by superior courts and the effect and enforceability of transfer-on-death deeds in Georgia.
Recommended Citation
Radford, Mary F.
(2024)
"Wills, Trusts, Guardianships, and Fiduciary Administration,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 76:
No.
1, Article 20.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol76/iss1/20