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2022 Georgia Code
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 6 - Alimony and Child Support
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-6-36. Judgment or Lien Surviving Death; Procedure and Rights
Universal Citation: GA Code § 19-6-36 (2022)
- A judgment or lien that survives the death of a party and is enforceable against the estate of the deceased party under subsection (d) of Code Section 19-6-1, Code Section 19-6-7, or any other provision of this article shall operate as a judgment or other lien created during the lifetime of the deceased party under paragraph (6) of Code Section 53-7-40 and such claim against the estate of the deceased party shall be paid accordingly by the personal representative of the estate as provided in Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 53. The personal representative may address such claim in any manner provided by this article or by Code Section 53-7-44 or 53-7-45.
- Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall alter or impair the rights of any person under this article as such rights existed immediately prior to January 1, 2021.
History. Code 1981, § 19-6-36 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-25/HB 865.
Effective date.
This Code section became effective January 1, 2021.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2020, “January 1, 2021” was substituted for “the effective date of this Code section” at the end of subsection (b).
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