Section 53-5-3. Time limitation  


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  •    A will shall not be offered for probate following the expiration of five years from the latest date on which a petition is filed for:

       (1) The appointment of a personal representative of the decedent's estate; or

       (2) An order that no administration is necessary on the decedent's estate;

    provided, however, that the will of a testator who died prior to January 1, 1998, may be offered for probate at least until December 31, 2002.
Code 1981, § 53-5-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 8; Ga. L. 2008, p. 715, § 9/SB 508.