16 chapters · 1,114 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 44-13-1 Amount of exemption; who may claim exemption; what charges enforceable
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, there shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of any process whatever under the laws of this state any real or personal property or both of a debtor in the amount of $5,000.00 or $21,500.00 for real or personal property that is t…
O.C.G.A. § 44-13-1.1 “Dependent” defined
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As used in this article, the term “dependent” means a person whom the debtor may claim as a dependent for income tax purposes pursuant to Code Section 48-7-26. History. Code 1981, § 44-13-1.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 44.
O.C.G.A. § 44-13-10 Survey of exempted real property; affidavit of surveyor; return to probate court; objection to survey; failure of surveyor to comply as contempt
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(a) The surveyor to whom the applicant delivers the order pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 44-13-4 shall lay off the exempted real property on or out of the land claimed by the applicant and make a plat of the same and shall make an affidavit that the exempted real prop…
O.C.G.A. § 44-13-11 Timothy v
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Chambers, 85 Ga. 267, 11 S.E. 598, 1890 Ga. LEXIS 39 (1890). Original papers as evidence. — The original homestead papers, not the record of them from the clerk’s office, were proper evidence. Larey v. Baker, 85 Ga. 687, 11 S.E. 800, 1890 Ga. LEXIS 134 (1890). Proof of lost paper…