Article 1. Constitutional Exemptions

Part 1. In General

• OCGA § 44-13-1 Amount of Exemption; Who May Claim Exemption; What Charges Enforceable
• OCGA § 44-13-1.1 "Dependent" Defined
• OCGA § 44-13-2 Application For Exemption By Spouse, Minor Children Or Representative of Dependents Upon Debtor's Refusal to Apply
• OCGA § 44-13-3 Supplementation of Exemption
• OCGA § 44-13-4 Application For Exemptions; to Whom Made; Contents; Schedule of Property and List of Creditors; Effect of Failure to Comply; Survey
• OCGA § 44-13-5 Survey of Lands In Different County
• OCGA § 44-13-6 Duty to Provide Full Schedule of Property; Effect of Fraudulent Omissions
• OCGA § 44-13-7 Publication of Notice of Application; Form
• OCGA § 44-13-8 Written Notice to Creditors; How Given
• OCGA § 44-13-9 Time Fixed By Notice For Hearing
• OCGA § 44-13-10 Survey of Exempted Real Property; Affidavit of Surveyor; Return to Probate Court; Objection to Survey; Failure of Surveyor to Comply As Contempt
• OCGA § 44-13-11 Approval of Application; Transmittal of Copy of Exempted Real Property to Other Counties; Recordation
• OCGA § 44-13-12 Objections to Schedule
• OCGA § 44-13-13 Appointment of Appraisers Upon Filing of Objections; Examination and Valuation of Property; Alterations In Plat and Schedule; Approval and Recordation; Appeal
• OCGA § 44-13-14 Procedure For Exempting Town Realty Valued In Excess of Exemption; Order of Probate Court; Reinvestment of Sale Proceeds; Liability of Judge Or Officer
• OCGA § 44-13-15 How Cash Exempted; Investment In Personalty
• OCGA § 44-13-16 Sale of Exempted Property For Reinvestment; Procedure; Effect
• OCGA § 44-13-17 Sale For Reinvestment When Application Made For Debtor's Children Or Dependents Or By Divorced Spouse
• OCGA § 44-13-18 Disposition of Rents and Profits Arising From Exempted Property
• OCGA § 44-13-19 Costs of Proceedings
• OCGA § 44-13-20 Reversion of Property Set Apart For Spouse, Children, Or Dependents
• OCGA § 44-13-21 Effect of Article On Other Exemptions

Part 2. Waiver of Exemptions

• OCGA § 44-13-40 Right of Debtor to Waive Exemption
• OCGA § 44-13-41 Selection of Property As to Which Exemption Not Waived; Affidavit As to Valuation; Jury Trial; Penalty For Harassment of Debtor
• OCGA § 44-13-42 Mode of Setting Apart Household and Kitchen Furniture and Provisions; Schedule; Recordation; Fee
• OCGA § 44-13-43 Spouse Or Dependent Claiming Exemption For Debtor May Not Claim Own Exemption

Part 3. Levy On and Sale of Exempted Real Property

• OCGA § 44-13-60 Affidavit Disputing Exemption of Exempted Real Property From Execution; Levy and Sale By Officer; Effect of Debtor's Counteraffidavit
• OCGA § 44-13-61 When and How Issue Tried
• OCGA § 44-13-62 Findings Upon the Trial; Effect
• OCGA § 44-13-63 Levy Or Sale of Exempted Real Property As Trespass; Persons Entitled to Recovery

Part 4. Sale of Excess Property By Receiver

• OCGA § 44-13-80 Appointment of Receiver to Sell Excess Realty
• OCGA § 44-13-81 Delivery of Excess Personalty to Receiver For Disposition
• OCGA § 44-13-82 Sale of Realty and Distribution of Proceeds; Priorities
• OCGA § 44-13-83 Procedure For Sale of Personalty
• OCGA § 44-13-84 Only One Receiver Authorized
• OCGA § 44-13-85 Cancellation of Sale Upon Failure of Any Creditor to Appear and File Claim
• OCGA § 44-13-86 Bond Required of Receiver; Power of Superior Court Over Receiver; Settling of Conflicts; Disposition of Excess
• OCGA § 44-13-87 Right of Applicant to Select Exempt Property