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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-83. Written gift.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-83. Written gift.

A gift in writing, without good consideration and without delivery, is void. However, when, in order for a gift to be valid, a written conveyance for good consideration is required by law, or when in any case a written conveyance is made for a good consideration, the execution and delivery of such conveyance shall dispense with the necessity of delivering the article given.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2616; Code 1868, § 2617; Code 1873, § 2659; Code 1882, § 2659; Civil Code 1895, § 3566; Civil Code 1910, § 4146; Code 1933, § 48-104.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to § 28-9-5, in 1991, ‘‘dispense’’ was substituted for ‘‘disperse’’ near the end of the second sentence.