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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-142. Notation of change of name on register and certificate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-142. Notation of change of name on register and certificate.

Any person who has any interest in registered land and whose name has been changed by marriage or other cause may, by petition to the judge of the court and upon proof of the facts, obtain an order directing the clerk to note the change of name upon the title register and upon the owner’s certificate upon its being produced.

## History

Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 53; Code 1933, § 60-425.