Georgia § 14-5-45 - Interference by courts with management of church.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 14-5-45 — Interference by courts with management of church., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-5-45. Interference by courts with management of church.
Courts are reluctant to interpose in questions affecting the management of the temporalities of a church; but, when property is devoted to a specific doctrine or purpose, the courts will prevent it from being diverted from the trust. (Civil Code 1895, § 2362; Civil Code 1910, § 2835; Code 1933, § 22-408; Code 1933, § 22-5506, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.) History of section. - The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Bates v. Houston, 66 Ga. 198 (1880). Cross references. - Exercise of judicial power by courts generally, § 15-1-3 . Law reviews. - For comment on Presbyterian Church in the United States v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Mem. Presbyterian Church, 225 Ga. 259 , 167 S.E.2d 658 (1969), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 1041, 90 S. Ct. 680 , 24 L. Ed. 2 d 685 (1970), see 6 Ga. St. B. J. 438 (1970).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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