§ 53-5-42. Powers

GA Code § 53-5-42 (2018) (N/A)

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(1) Take possession of personal property of the decedent located within this state and collect accounts or other sums due and payable to the decedent;

(2) Sell and convey any property of the decedent located within this state;

(3) Transfer the decedent's stock in any bank or other corporation in this state and withdraw deposits made by the decedent and receive dividends declared on the decedent's stock;

(4) Sue in any court in this state to enforce any cause of action or recover any property of the decedent or the foreign personal representative;

(5) Settle or compromise debts, claims, actions, causes of action, or controversies and give receipts, releases, or acquittances;

(6) Exercise and enforce anywhere in this state any and all rights, powers, or privileges possessed by the decedent or the personal representative pursuant to deeds or bills of sale to secure debts, mortgages, financing statements, or other instruments given as security for debt or as liens of any kind, including foreclosing, taking possession of property to which either is entitled as security, and protecting any and all interests or rights of either as a creditor in bankruptcy, receivership, or other proceedings as fully as could any other person entitled to do so; and

(7) Give deeds of assent and otherwise transfer or execute evidence of ownership of real and personal property located within this state pursuant to the decedent's will or under the laws of intestacy.

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