If the personal representative resigns, is removed, or dies, an heir of an intestate estate or a beneficiary of a testate estate, the sureties of the personal representative or other personal representatives, or the successor personal representative may petition for an accounting and settlement. In the event a petition is filed for such accounting and settlement, the probate court shall retain jurisdiction over the personal representative until such accounting and settlement is completed.
(Code 1981, §53-7-61, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 31 Am. Jur. 2d, Executors and Administrators, §§ 874 et seq., 1035.
C.J.S.- 34 C.J.S., Executors and Administrators, §§ 979, 980.