§ 23-3-60. Purpose of Part
The purpose of this part is to create a procedure for removing any cloud upon the title to land, including the equity of redemption by owners of land sold at tax sales, and for readily and conclusively establishing that certain named persons are the owners of all the interests in land defined by a decree […]
§ 23-3-61. Who May Bring Proceeding
Any person, which term shall include a corporation, partnership, or other association, who claims an estate of freehold present or future or any estate for years of which at least five years are unexpired, including persons holding lands under tax deeds, in any land in this state, whether in the actual and peaceable possession thereof […]
§ 23-3-62. Venue; Contents, Verification and Filing of Petition; Filing in Lis Pendens Docket
The proceeding in rem shall be instituted by filing a petition in the superior court of the county in which the land is situated. The petition shall be verified by the petitioner and shall contain a particular description of the land to be involved in the proceeding, a specification of the petitioner’s interest in the […]
§ 23-3-63. Submission to Special Master
The court, upon receipt of the petition together with the plat and instruments filed therewith, shall submit the same to a special master who shall be a person who is authorized to practice law in this state and is a resident of the judicial circuit wherein the action is brought. History. Ga. L. 1966, p. […]