The delivery of personal property by a parent into the exclusive possession of a child living separate from the parent creates a presumption of a gift to the child. This presumption may be rebutted by evidence of an actual contract of lending or by circumstances from which such a contract may be inferred.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2621; Code 1868, § 2621; Code 1873, § 2663; Code 1882, § 2663; Civil Code 1895, § 3570; Civil Code 1910, § 4150; Code 1933, § 48-105.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Acquisition and Loss of Property
§ 44-5-80. Criteria for Making Valid Inter Vivos Gift
§ 44-5-81. When Acceptance Presumed; Acceptance for Minors and Corporations
§ 44-5-82. Delivery; Constructive Delivery
§ 44-5-86. Gifts by Person Subject to Undue Influence; Avoidance
§ 44-5-87. Implied Trust on Failure of Specific Purpose for Which Gift Made
§ 44-5-88. Gifts Void Against Creditors and Bona Fide Purchasers
§ 44-5-89. Donation of Blood by Persons Over 17 Years of Age