§ 53-5-10 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Vesting of title to property set apart - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 53-5-10 (2010)
53-5-10. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Vesting of title to property set apart

(a) Title to the property set apart shall vest in the surviving spouse and child or children or, if there is no surviving spouse, in the children, share and share alike; and the property shall not be administered as the estate of the deceased spouse or parent.

(b) Where property is set apart as a year's support for the benefit of the surviving spouse alone, the spouse shall thereafter own the same in fee, without restriction as to use, encumbrance, or disposition.