Georgia § 44-13-2 - Application for exemption by spouse, minor children or representative of dependents upon debtor's refusal to apply.
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§ 44-13-2. Application for exemption by spouse, minor children or representative of dependents upon debtor's refusal to apply.
Should a debtor refuse to apply for an exemption under this article, the debtor's spouse, any person acting on behalf of the minor children of the debtor, or any person acting on behalf of the dependents of the debtor may make such application; and it shall be as binding as if done by the debtor. (Ga. L. 1868, p. 27, § 13; Code 1873, § 2022; Code 1882, § 2022; Civil Code 1895, § 2843; Civil Code 1910, § 3393; Code 1933, § 51-702; Code 1981, § 44-13-3 ; Code 1981, § 44-13-2 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 44.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2, effective July 1, 1983, redesignated former Code Section 44-13-3 as this Code section and rewrote the Code section. The 1983 Act also repealed former Code Section 44-13-2, which was based on Ga. L. 1870, p. 70, § 4; Code 1873, § 2019; Code 1882, § 2019; Civil Code 1895, § 2842; Civil Code 1910, § 3392; Code 1933, § 51-701; and which contained provisions concerning a wife's homestead when separated from her husband.
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