{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-5-43","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 14-5-43","heading":"Church represented by majority; effect of withdrawal of part of congregation.","body":"The majority of those who adhere to its organization and doctrines represent a church. The withdrawal by one part of a congregation from the original body or the uniting of a part of a congregation with another church or denomination is a relinquishment of all rights in the church abandoned.","path":["TITLE 14 Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations","CHAPTER 5 Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Corporations","Article 3 Corporations Organized for Religious, Fraternal, or Educational Purposes"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.14.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"a4374de76e66107bb73edc16fbb6cd705fec5f9b56ec3331cae70e6b5efc1f44","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-5-42","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-14-5-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}