Georgia Code
Part 2 - Proceedings to Register
§ 44-2-83. Conclusiveness of Decree; Effect of Disability on Conclusiveness; Recourse of Persons Under a Disability Against Assurance Fund

Every decree rendered as provided in this article shall bind the land and bar all persons claiming title thereto or interest therein, shall quiet the title thereto, and shall be forever binding and conclusive upon and against all persons, including this state, whether mentioned by name in the order of publication or included under the general description “whom it may concern.” It shall not be an exception to the conclusiveness of the decree that the person is a minor, is incompetent by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability, or is under any other disability; but said person may have an action against the assurance fund provided for in Part 6 of this article.
History. Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 27; Code 1933, § 60-223; Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 4-8/HB 252.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in the last sentence, substituted “intellectual disability” for “retardation” and inserted “other”.
Cross references.
Proceedings quia timet and proceedings to remove clouds upon titles, § 23-3-40 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 1-1/HB 252, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act.’

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 44 - Property

Chapter 2 - Recordation and Registration of Deeds and Other Instruments

Article 2 - Land Registration

Part 2 - Proceedings to Register

§ 44-2-60. Jurisdiction of Superior Court Over Matters in This Article

§ 44-2-61. Proceedings to Be in Rem; Operation of Decree

§ 44-2-62. Procedure as to Actions for Registration; Persons Under Disability

§ 44-2-63. Persons Claiming Less Than Fee; Establishing Title Without Registration

§ 44-2-64. Petition — Verification; Contents; Description of Land; Surveys; Amendments

§ 44-2-65. Petition — Inclusion of Separate Parcels in One Proceeding; Individual Registration of Separate Parts of One Tract

§ 44-2-66. Petition — Persons Included as Defendants

§ 44-2-67. Issuance and Service of Process or Summons; Service by Publication; Notice to Nonresidents; Request for Petition; Guardians Ad Litem

§ 44-2-68. Appointment of Resident Agent for Service on Nonresident Petitioner

§ 44-2-69. Service Upon State, County, or Municipality

§ 44-2-70. Waiver or Acknowledgment of Service

§ 44-2-71. Conclusive Effect of Evidence of Service of Process and Notice; Liability of Officers for False Returns or Failure to Publish or Mail Notice

§ 44-2-72. Posting Notice on Land and Buildings; Ascertainment of and Notice to Occupants; Return to Court; Seizure and Custody of the Land and Attachment of Jurisdiction

§ 44-2-73. Effect of Notice; Appearances or Pleadings as Waiver of Service, Notice, and Defects

§ 44-2-74. Service on Other Persons Found by Examiner to Be Entitled to Notice

§ 44-2-75. Additional Notice; Judge’s Discretion

§ 44-2-76. Who May File Objections or Cross-Action to Petition

§ 44-2-77. Survey of Land Upon Order of Judge or Examiner; Notice to Adjoining Landowners; Protest; Procedure for Trying Issue

§ 44-2-78. Dismissal Without Prejudice

§ 44-2-79. Amendment or Severance of Petitions or Other Pleadings; Power of Court or Examiner to Require Additional Facts

§ 44-2-80. Treatment of Land Pending Registration; Appearance of Person Acquiring Interest in Land Pending Registration

§ 44-2-81. No Default Judgment or Decree

§ 44-2-82. Entry of Judgment and Decree; Inclusion of Limitations and Encumbrances; Decree in Favor of Cross-Action; Separate Decree for Each Parcel

§ 44-2-83. Conclusiveness of Decree; Effect of Disability on Conclusiveness; Recourse of Persons Under a Disability Against Assurance Fund

§ 44-2-84. Review by Court of Appeals