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2018 Georgia Code
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 5 - Divorce
§ 19-5-7. Transfer of property after filing of petition; lis pendens notice
Universal Citation: GA Code § 19-5-7 (2018)
After a petition for divorce has been filed, no transfer of property by either party, except a bona fide transfer in payment of preexisting debts, shall pass title so as to avoid the vesting thereof according to the final verdict of the jury in the case; provided, however, that the title to real property shall not be affected by the filing of an action for divorce unless a notice of lis pendens, as provided for by Code Section 44-14-610, is filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the real property is situated and is recorded by the clerk in a book kept by him for that purpose.
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