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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-6-36. Judgment or lien surviving death; procedure and rights.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-6-36. Judgment or lien surviving death; procedure and rights.

(a) A judgment or lien that survives the death of a party and is enforceable against the estate of the deceased party under subsection (d) of Code Section 19-6-1, Code Section 19-6-7, or any other provision of this article shall operate as a judgment or other lien created during the lifetime of the deceased party under paragraph (6) of Code Section 53-7-40 and such claim against the estate of the deceased party shall be paid accordingly by the personal representative of the estate as provided in Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 53. The personal representative may address such claim in any manner provided by this article or by Code Section 53-7-44 or 53-7-45.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall alter or impair the rights of any person under this article as such rights existed immediately prior to January 1, 2021.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-6-36, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-25/HB 865.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2020, “January 1, 2021” was substituted for “the effective date of this Code section” at the end of subsection (b).

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective January 1, 2021.