§ 44-2-167. Validity and Priority of Unrecorded Transfers of Owner’s Certificate to Registered Lands
Unrecorded transfers of owner’s certificate to registered lands shall have the same validity as unrecorded deeds of conveyance. The validity and priority of unrecorded transfers shall be governed by Code Sections 44-2-1, 44-2-3, and 44-2-4. History. Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 37; Code 1933, § 60-507; Ga. L. 1989, p. 563, § 6. The […]
§ 44-2-169. Personal Representative as Trustee; Right of Personal Representative to a Commission; Power of Heirs to Require Transfer
Subject to the powers, rights, and duties of administration, the personal representative of the deceased owner shall hold registered real estate as trustee for the persons beneficially entitled thereto by law. Unless otherwise entitled by law to commissions, the personal representative shall be entitled to no commissions thereon except in cases of necessary sales in […]
§ 44-2-170. Right of Personal Representative to Have Registered Land Transferred to Him Where Such Land Transferred to Heirs Before His Appointment; Action Against Heirs Who Have Improperly Appropriated Land
After a transfer of registered land has been made to the heirs at law or to the widow claiming to be the sole heir as stated in Code Section 44-2-131, a personal representative appointed at any time thereafter to administer the estate of the decedent shall not be entitled to have such registered land transferred […]
§ 44-2-171. Procedure for Ascertaining, and Transfer To, Heirs or Beneficiaries
Whenever an administrator who has caused registered land to be transferred into his name stands ready to be discharged, if it is not necessary to sell such registered land for the purposes of administration and it should properly go to the heirs at law of the decedent, such administrator may institute a proceeding substantially similar […]
§ 44-2-172. Transfer by Clerk Pursuant to Judgment; Production of Copy of Decree and Order
Wherever, as the result of a proceeding in any court, it is adjudged that a transfer of registered land should be made, such transfer may be made by the clerk upon the production of a certified copy of the decree showing in what book and page of the minutes of the court the decree is […]
§ 44-2-173. Petition for Involuntary Transfer; Referral to Examiner; Notice; Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem; Order of Transfer
Whenever it is desired to have an involuntary transfer registered, petition therefor shall be made to the judge of the court. The judge may hear the facts or, in his discretion, may refer the petition to an examiner of titles to hear and report the facts. The judge shall see to it that all parties […]
§ 44-2-142. Notation of Change of Name on Register and Certificate
Any person who has any interest in registered land and whose name has been changed by marriage or other cause may, by petition to the judge of the court and upon proof of the facts, obtain an order directing the clerk to note the change of name upon the title register and upon the owner’s […]
§ 44-2-126. Notation of Lien or Encumbrance on Certificate of Title — in General
Any writing or instrument for the purpose of encumbering or otherwise dealing with equitable interests in registered land or tending to show a claim of lien or encumbrance thereon or right therein may be noted on the certificate of title in the title register with such effect as it may be entitled to have. History. […]
§ 44-2-143. Notation of Liens and Lis Pendens on Register; Effect Absent Notation
No judgment, levy, or other lien except a lien for taxes for which special provision is made in this article shall be effective against registered land so as to affect any person taking a transfer thereof or obtaining any right or interest therein unless and until a notation of such judgment, levy, or lien is […]
§ 44-2-127. Notation of Lien or Encumbrance on Certificate of Title — Registered Encumbrances, Rights, and Adverse Claims
All registered encumbrances, rights, or adverse claims affecting registered estates shall continue to be noted upon every outstanding certificate of title and owner’s certificate until they have been released or discharged unless they relate to only a particular portion of the property, in which case they shall be noted only upon those certificates and duplicate […]