Georgia § 44-2-222 - Process.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 44-2-222 — Process., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-2-222. Process.
The following is prescribed as the form of process to be attached to the petition: IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA To the sheriffs of said state and their lawful deputies: The respondents __________________________________________________________ and all other persons whom it may concern are required to show cause before said court, on the ________ day of ________________________, ________, (not less than 40 nor more than 50 days from date of process) why the prayers of the foregoing petition should not be granted, and why the court should not proceed to judgment in such cause. Witness the Honorable ______________, judge of said court, this the ________ day of ________________________, ________. ___________________________________________________________________ Clerk (Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 87; Code 1933, § 60-603; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 44.)
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Section 44-2-222 ("Process.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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