A Georgia estate plan is accurate on the day it is signed and drifts from there. Life events, financial changes, and Georgia-specific statutes on divorce revocation, anti-lapse, and health care directives all quietly rewrite what an old plan produces.
When a Georgian dies without a will, O.C.G.A. § 53-2-1 controls who inherits. This guide walks through spousal shares, per stirpes representation for children, the one-third floor for surviving spouses, Year’s Support priority, and what happens if no heirs can be found.