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O.C.G.A. § 9-12-84: Civil Practice — O.C.G.A. § 9-12-84
What this law says, in plain English
A money judgment against a nonresident creates a lien on their Georgia real estate only when the execution is recorded in the county's execution docket. The lien's effective date is when it is entered on the docket.
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