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title: O.C.G.A. § 18-4-18. Priority of conflicting claims to money or property.
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# O.C.G.A. § 18-4-18. Priority of conflicting claims to money or property.

When money or other property in court is subject to a third-party claim or to more than one garnishment case, the party with the oldest entered judgment shall have priority to such money or other property and any interested party to any one of the garnishment cases may make a motion to the court where such money or other property has been deposited for the distribution of such money or other property. Each party of interest in each case and the clerk of court shall be served with a copy of the motion. Upon hearing the motion, the court shall enter an order directing that the clerk be paid the court cost of each garnishment proceeding first, and all remaining money or other property shall be distributed in accordance with the laws governing the relative priority of claims, judgments, and liens.

## History

Code 1981, § 18-4-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255.