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Form: Georgia Notice to Debtors and Creditors

O.C.G.A. § 53-7-41 states: “…Every personal representative shall, within 60 days from the date of qualification, publish a notice directed generally to all of the creditors of the estate to render an account of their demands. The notice shall be published once a week for four weeks in the official newspaper of the county in which the personal representative qualified…”

STATE OF GEORGIA
[NAME OF COUNTY] COUNTY

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

Re: [NAME OF ESTATE]

Al debtors and creditors of the Estate of [Decedent’s name], deceased, late of [City], [County] County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands and payments to the Personal Representative of the estate, according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the Personal Representative.

This _____ of _______, 20__.

Personal Representative:

[PR’s name and address]

O.C.G.A. § 53-7-41

Georgia Public Notice

Published by
David McGuffey

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