Georgia § 44-5-173 Prescription involving unrepresented estates, joint tenancies, or dismissed actions

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§ 44-5-173 — Prescription involving unrepresented estates, joint tenancies, or dismissed actions

Georgia § 44-5-173

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O.C.G.A. § 44-5-173 (2026).

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(a)Prescription shall not run against an unrepresented estate until representation is had thereon, provided such representation commences within five years.

(b)Prescription shall not run against a joint title which cannot be severally enforced or where any of the joint owners labor under one of the disabilities specified in Code Section 44-5-170 .

(c)Prescription shall not run against a party when his action, timely commenced, is involuntarily dismissed or voluntarily dismissed for the first time if he recommences the same within six months.

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(a) Prescription shall not run against an unrepresented estate until representation is had thereon, provided such representation commences within five years. (b) Prescription shall not run against a joint title which cannot be severally enforced or where any of the joint owners labor under one of the disabilities specified in Code Section 44-5-170 . (c) Prescription shall not run against a party when his action, timely commenced, is involuntarily dismissed or voluntarily dismissed for the first time if he recommences the same within six months.