Upon proof of issuance of citation and service of notice pursuant to Code Section 53-7-62, the probate court may proceed to make an account, hear evidence upon any contested question, and make a final settlement between the personal representative and the heirs or beneficiaries. The settlement may be enforced by a judgment, writ of fieri facias, execution, or attachment for contempt.
(Code 1981, §53-7-63, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-49/HB 865.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 31 Am. Jur. 2d, Executors and Administrators, §§ 867, 886, 887, 900, 904.
C.J.S.- 34 C.J.S., Executors and Administrators, § 1007 et seq.
ALR.
- Right of executor or administrator to contest, or appeal from, court's rejection of claim against decedent's estate, 129 A.L.R. 922.
Refusal or failure of executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver, or other fiduciary to pay over, or account for, funds, as contempt, 134 A.L.R. 927.