Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Georgia

It means that the testator of the will is asking the court to allow the executor not to post a bond with the court, and not to do annual and final returns, and inventories. Assuming a court accepts that request, those powers will be granted.

I can understand about the bond part, but not about the inventory part. Bond is there to make sure that the personal representative does what he/she is supposed to do. If the personal representative does not do his/her job properly and causes some kind of financial loss to the estate, bond protects the heirs since they can make a claim against the bond ni such case. However, getting qualified and finding a bonding company can be difficult and expensive so I recommend that bond be waived where the personal representative is a trusted friend or family member.

I don't know about the waiver of any duty to file an inventgory and accounting. That is required by probate. Depending on the assets and beneficiaries, there can be a simplified form of probate to dispense with some of these requirements, but if there is a more complicated estate, I don't think its a good idea. The person could have made a trust if he/she did not want court involvement.

If the testator is still alive, if its been awhile, I would have the will reviewed by a competent estate planning attorney. Its a good idea to have it periodically reviewed anyway.