Should a debtor refuse to apply for an exemption under this article, the debtor’s spouse, any person acting on behalf of the minor children of the debtor, or any person acting on behalf of the dependents of the debtor may make such application; and it shall be as binding as if done by the debtor.
History. Ga. L. 1868, p. 27, § 13; Code 1873, § 2022; Code 1882, § 2022; Civil Code 1895, § 2843; Civil Code 1910, § 3393; Code 1933, § 51-702; Code 1981, § 44-13-3 ; Code 1981, § 44-13-2 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 44.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2, effective July 1, 1983, redesignated former Code Section 44-13-3 as this Code section and rewrote the Code section. The 1983 Act also repealed former Code Section 44-13-2, which was based on Ga. L. 1870, p. 70, § 4; Code 1873, § 2019; Code 1882, § 2019; Civil Code 1895, § 2842; Civil Code 1910, § 3392; Code 1933, § 51-701; and which contained provisions concerning a wife’s homestead when separated from her husband.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 13 - Exemptions From Levy and Sale
Article 1 - Constitutional Exemptions
§ 44-13-1. Amount of Exemption; Who May Claim Exemption; What Charges Enforceable
§ 44-13-1.1. “Dependent” Defined
§ 44-13-3. Supplementation of Exemption
§ 44-13-5. Survey of Lands in Different County
§ 44-13-6. Duty to Provide Full Schedule of Property; Effect of Fraudulent Omissions
§ 44-13-7. Publication of Notice of Application; Form
§ 44-13-8. Written Notice to Creditors; How Given
§ 44-13-9. Time Fixed by Notice for Hearing
§ 44-13-12. Objections to Schedule
§ 44-13-15. How Cash Exempted; Investment in Personalty
§ 44-13-16. Sale of Exempted Property for Reinvestment; Procedure; Effect
§ 44-13-18. Disposition of Rents and Profits Arising From Exempted Property
§ 44-13-19. Costs of Proceedings
§ 44-13-20. Reversion of Property Set Apart for Spouse, Children, or Dependents