{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 23-3-20","heading":"Nature of ne exeat; when granted.","body":"The writ of ne exeat shall issue to restrain a person from leaving the jurisdiction of the state. The writ may be granted in the following cases:\n(1) In favor of an obligor, promisor, or partner, against his co-obligor, joint promisor, or copartner equally or partly responsible with him for any duty to be performed;\n(2) Against persons illegally removing the property of a decedent or of a minor, at the instance of any person interested therein, or of a next friend of the minor;\n(3) At the instance of a remainderman or reversioner against anyone attempting to remove the property in which the remainder or reversion exists or may contingently exist;\n(4) At the instance of a mortgagee against a person holding the equity of redemption;\n(5) At the instance of any person interested legally or equitably in property about to be removed, where no adequate remedy is afforded at law.","path":["TITLE 23 Equity","CHAPTER 3 Equitable Remedies And Proceedings Generally","Article 2 Ne Exeat"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.23.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":"4c94bdbf1fd9b232004a0e069ed958e7af0f15c082702fd9e2b4cd487d2e20c0","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-3-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-3-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}