{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-36","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-6-36","heading":"Judgment or lien surviving death; procedure and rights.","body":"(a) A judgment or lien that survives the death of a party and is enforceable against the estate of the deceased party under subsection (d) of Code Section 19-6-1, Code Section 19-6-7, or any other provision of this article shall operate as a judgment or other lien created during the lifetime of the deceased party under paragraph (6) of Code Section 53-7-40 and such claim against the estate of the deceased party shall be paid accordingly by the personal representative of the estate as provided in Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 53. The personal representative may address such claim in any manner provided by this article or by Code Section 53-7-44 or 53-7-45.\n(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall alter or impair the rights of any person under this article as such rights existed immediately prior to January 1, 2021.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 6 Alimony and Child Support","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.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":"a88c9ce92484dff775cc57b3a68b76d8f28921110407ff303421368dd76e5adc","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-35","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}