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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-13-81. Delivery of excess personalty to receiver for disposition.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-13-81. Delivery of excess personalty to receiver for disposition.

Whenever any person makes an application for an exemption of personalty as provided for by this article and the schedule filed by the person discloses that the person has and is the owner of personal property in excess of that to which he is entitled to have as exempt, the excess shall be delivered by the judge of the probate court to a receiver who shall dispose of the excess for the benefit of the creditors of the applicant.

## History

Ga. L. 1872, p. 43, § 2; Code 1873, § 2034; Code 1882, § 2034; Civil Code 1895, § 2856; Civil Code 1910, § 3406; Code 1933, § 51-1002; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2.