Georgia § 9-10-202 - Action to recover money on a judgment.
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§ 9-10-202. Action to recover money on a judgment.
The form of an action to recover money on a judgment may be as follows: IN THE __________ COURT OF __________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA A.B., ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) Civil action ) File no. __________ C.D., ) (Clerk will insert Defendant ) number.) COMPLAINT The defendant herein named is a resident of ______________ (street), __________ (city), __________ County, Georgia, and is subject to the jurisdiction of this court. 1. Defendant C.D. is indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $__________, plus interest, on a judgment obtained by plaintiff against defendant. 2. Said judgment was obtained in the (name of court) held on the __________ day of __________, ________, in (county, city, or town and state), as fully appears in the properly authenticated certified copies of the proceeding attached to this complaint as Exhibit A. 3. Said judgment has not been satisfied and defendant C.D. has not paid the same. Wherefore, plaintiff demands judgment against defendant (here list the relief prayed for). __________________________ Attorney for plaintiff __________________________ Address (Orig. Code 1863, § 3305; Code 1868, § 3317; Code 1873, § 3394; Code 1882, § 3394; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 9.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, a minor punctuation change was made in the last paragraph of the complaint.
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Section 9-10-202 ("Action to recover money on a judgment.") 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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