Georgia Statutes
§ 14-5-43 — Church represented by majority; effect of withdrawal of part of congregation
Georgia § 14-5-43
JurisdictionGeorgia
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 14-5-43 (2026).
Text
The majority of those who adhere to its organization and doctrines represent a church. The withdrawal by one part of a congregation from the original body or the uniting of a part of a congregation with another church or denomination is a relinquishment of all rights in the church abandoned.
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Related
Crocker v. Stevens
435 S.E.2d 690 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1993)
Kim v. Lim
563 S.E.2d 485 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2002)
First Rebecca Baptist Church, Inc. v. Atlantic Cotton Mills & Rivoli Crossing Baptist Church, Inc.
440 S.E.2d 159 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1993)
God's Hope Builders, Inc. v. Mount Zion Baptist Church of Oxford, Georgia, Inc.
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2013)
Nearby Sections
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§ 14-10-1
Short title§ 14-10-10
Ownership§ 14-10-17
Actions by or against associations§ 14-10-2
Definitions§ 14-10-3
Persons entitled to form association; purpose; limitation to one type of professional service§ 14-10-4
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Georgia § 14-5-43, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/14-5-43.