Georgia § 44-13-19 - Costs of proceedings.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 44-13-19 — Costs of proceedings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-13-19. Costs of proceedings.
Before the approval of the judge of the probate court may be demanded as provided in this article, the applicant shall pay to such judge the cost of the proceedings, including the clerk's cost for recording the same. The applicant shall be bound for such costs if the judge approves the application. If any person filing objections to the schedule or plat fails to have the same sustained, he shall pay the cost of the proceedings. (Ga. L. 1868, p. 27, § 9; Ga. L. 1870, p. 70, § 6; Code 1873, § 2023; Code 1882, § 2023; Civil Code 1895, § 2845; Civil Code 1910, § 3395; Code 1933, § 51-704; Code 1981, § 44-13-20 ; Code 1981, § 44-13-19 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2, effective July 1, 1983, redesignated former Code Section 44-13-20 as this Code section. The 1983 Act also redesignated former Code Section 44-13-19, relating to disposition of rents and profits arising from exempted property, as present Code Section 44-13-18.
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