Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 9. CIVIL PRACTICE · Chapter 9. ARBITRATION · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Part 1. ARBITRATION CODE

9-9-14. Modification of award by court; application; grounds; subsequent confirmation of award.

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(a)
An application to modify the award shall be made to the court within three months after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant.#
(b)
The court shall modify the award if:#
1. (1)
  There was a miscalculation of figures or a mistake in the description of any person, thing, or property referred to in the award;#
2. (2)
  The arbitrators awarded on a matter not submitted to them and the award may be corrected without affecting the merits of the decision upon the issues submitted; or#
3. (3)
  The award is imperfect in a manner of form, not affecting the merits of the controversy.#
(c)
If the court modifies the award, it shall confirm the award as modified. If the court denies modification, it shall confirm the award made by the arbitrators.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 7-315, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 1; Code 1981, § 9-9-94; Code 1981, § 9-9-14, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 1.

Law reviews

For article, “Comprehensive Arbitration of Domestic Relations Cases in Georgia,” see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 20 (2008).

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