History. Code 1981, § 50-13-42 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1856, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 844, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 22; Ga. L. 2004, p. 598, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-57/HB 228; Ga. L. 2012, p. 318, § 14/HB 100; Ga. L. 2018, p. 762, § 4/HB 790.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 318, § 16(b)/HB 100, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Sections 1 through 14 of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2013, provided that cases pending on January 1, 2013, shall continue to be governed by the law in effect on December 31, 2012, until the conclusion of the case.