Georgia Code
Article 4 - Judgment Liens
§ 9-12-80. Equal Dignity and Binding Effect of Judgments

All judgments obtained in the superior courts, magistrate courts, or other courts of this state shall be of equal dignity and shall bind all the property of the defendant in judgment, both real and personal, from the date of such judgments except as otherwise provided in this Code.
History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 494.; Laws 1810, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 495.; Code 1863, § 3499; Code 1868, § 3522; Code 1873, § 3580; Code 1882, § 3580; Civil Code 1895, § 5351; Civil Code 1910, § 5946; Code 1933, § 110-507; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.

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Title 9 - Civil Practice

Chapter 12 - Verdict and Judgment

Article 4 - Judgment Liens

§ 9-12-80. Equal Dignity and Binding Effect of Judgments

§ 9-12-81. General Execution Docket; When Money Judgment in County of Defendant’s Residence Creates Lien Against Third Parties Without Notice

§ 9-12-82. When Money Judgment Outside County of Defendant’s Residence Creates Lien Against Third Parties Without Notice

§ 9-12-83. When Money Judgment Creates Lien on Land Located Outside County in Which Obtained Against Third Parties Without Notice

§ 9-12-84. When Money Judgment Against Nonresident Creates Lien on Land Within State Against Third Parties Without Notice

§ 9-12-85. Deeds, Mortgages, Judgments, or Liens Between Parties Not Affected by Money Judgments