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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-3-8. Interspousal tort immunity continued.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-3-8. Interspousal tort immunity continued.

Interspousal tort immunity, as it existed immediately prior to July 1, 1983, shall continue to exist on and after July 1, 1983.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1700; Code 1868, § 1743; Code 1873, § 1753; Code 1882, § 1753; Civil Code 1895, § 2473; Civil Code 1910, § 2992; Code 1933, § 53-501; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1309, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 19.

## Law Reviews

For article, “Defending the Lawsuit: A First-Round Checklist,” see 22 Ga. St. B.J. 24 (1985).

For note, “Piercing the Marital Veil: Interspousal Tort Immunity After Harris v. Harris,” see 36 Mercer L. Rev. 1013 (1985).

For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, and administration of estates, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (1986).

For article, “Interspousal Tort Immunity in America,” see 23 Ga. L. Rev. 359 (1989).

For annual survey article on tort law, see 50 Mercer L. Rev. 335 (1998).

For annual survey of domestic relations law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 221 (2004).

For note, “Publicly Funded Private Security: A Critical Examination of Georgia Law Pertaining to the Private Employment of Off-Duty Police Officers,” see 51 Ga. L. Rev. 879 (2017).