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One of area of confusion to the public is determining who has the right to bring a wrongful death <\/a>action in Georgia. Because our firm handles many such cases in Atlanta and throughout the State, we have decided to blog on this area of the law so that the public will better understand the provisions of Georgia law which control wrongful death actions.<\/p>\n

In this article we shall focus on the rights of a spouse who is married to an individual killed by the negligence of a third party. In all such cases, where the decedent is married at the time of death, only the surviving spouse may bring a wrongful death action. Interestingly, however, any spouse that brings a wrongful death action on behalf of a deceased partner does so in a fiduciary capacity if children are involved.<\/p>\n

O.C.G.A. \u00a7 51-4-2(a) provides that:<\/p>\n

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