Upon the filing in a superior court of a petition described in Code Section 53-2-21 or 53-2-22, service on the parties in interest shall be effected in the same manner as prescribed in cases in which equitable relief is sought; and the case shall thereafter proceed to judgment in the manner provided for such cases by the rules of practice in the superior courts.
(Code 1981, §53-2-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 23 Am. Jur. 2d, Descent and Distribution, § 115. 27A Am. Jur. 2d, Equity, § 13 et seq.
C.J.S.- 26B C.J.S., Descent and Distribution, § 82.