§ 19-6-6. Liability After Grant of Alimony

1. When permanent alimony is granted, the party liable for alimony shall cease to be liable for any debt or contract of the former spouse of the liable party.
2. Upon the grant of permanent alimony, the property of the liable party set apart for the support of the former spouse shall not be subject to the liable party’s debts or contracts as long as the former spouse of the liable party shall live.

History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1697; Code 1868, § 1740; Code 1873, § 1750; Code 1882, § 1750; Civil Code 1895, § 2470; Civil Code 1910, § 2989; Code 1933, § 30-216; Ga. L. 1979, p. 466, § 20.