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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-13-106. Use of exempted property.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-13-106. Use of exempted property.

The property exempt under this article shall be for the use and benefit of the family of the debtor from whose estate the property has been exempted and allowed. Upon the death of the wife or her subsequent marriage, the property shall remain for the support and benefit of the minor children of the debtor during their minority.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2021; Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 29, § 2; Code 1868, § 2021; Code 1873, § 2048; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 69, § 1; Code 1882, § 2048a; Civil Code 1895, § 2874; Civil Code 1910, § 3424; Code 1933, § 51-1503; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44.