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2022 Georgia Code
Title 44 - Property
Chapter 5 - Acquisition and Loss of Property
Article 4 - Gifts Generally
Part 1 - Inter Vivos Gifts
§ 44-5-82. Delivery; Constructive Delivery
Universal Citation: GA Code § 44-5-82 (2022)
Actual manual delivery is not essential to the validity of a gift. Any act which indicates a renunciation of dominion by the donor and the transfer of dominion to the donee shall constitute a constructive delivery.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2617; Code 1868, § 2618; Code 1873, § 2660; Code 1882, § 2660; Civil Code 1895, § 3567; Civil Code 1910, § 4147; Code 1933, § 48-103.
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For comment on Felder v. Felder, 71 Ga. App. 860 , 32 S.E.2d 550 (1944), see 7 Ga. B.J. 478 (1945).
For note discussing the treatment of joint bank accounts in Georgia, with regard to survivorship and testamentary effect, prior to the enactment of the Financial Institutions Code of Georgia, see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 370 (1971).
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