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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In all equity cases in which assets of either or both parties are being administered, marshaled, or otherwise disposed of by the court, upon motion of either party or of the court at least 60 days before the term for trial, an order shall be passed bearing the title of the case and addressed to all persons concerned, requiring all persons claiming an interest in the assets to intervene in the case by not later than a certain date to be fixed by the court. The date shall be not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days from the date on which the order is filed. After filing, the order shall be published twice each month for two consecutive months in the official organ for legal advertisements in the county in which the case is pending.
(b) After the passage of the last date for intervention fixed in the published order, no person interested in the assets of the case shall be allowed to intervene.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 23. Equity § 23-2-97 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-23-equity/ga-code-sect-23-2-97/
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