§ 53-7-141 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Hearing on petition for discharge; examination by judge of probate court; order of discharge; effect as to minor heir, distributee, or legatee - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 53-7-141 (2010)
53-7-141. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Hearing on petition for discharge; examination by judge of probate court; order of discharge; effect as to minor heir, distributee, or legatee

Upon the hearing, the judge of the probate court shall examine closely into the condition of the estate and the conduct of the administrator or executor; and, if the judge shall be satisfied that the administrator or executor has faithfully and honestly discharged the trust and confidence reposed in him, the prayer of the petition shall be granted and the administrator or executor released from all liability as such; provided, however, that any heir, distributee, or legatee who is a minor at the time of the discharge may, within five years after his arrival at the age of majority, commence an action against the administrator or executor, and the discharge shall be no bar to his action. The order of discharge shall assert actual examination into the accounts of the administrator or executor.