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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-3-43. Special master.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-3-43. Special master.

At the option of the complainant as prayed for in the complaint, the court, upon receipt of the complaint, shall submit the same to a special master as provided for in Code Sections 23-3-63 through 23-3-68, except that as in other equity cases there shall be no right to a jury trial.

## History

Code 1981, § 23-3-43, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1408, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘The New Special Master Rule — Uniform Superior Court Rule 46: Life Jackets for the Courts in the Perfect Storm,’’ see 15 (No. 4) Ga. St. B. J. 20 (2009). For annual survey on real property, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 233 (2013).