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Georgia is a:

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B) Common law property state

Georgia is a common law property state, where property is owned by the spouse who acquired it unless titled otherwise.

Answer Options
A
Community property state
B
Common law property state
C
Hybrid property state
D
Equitable distribution state only
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Related Topics:

property-titlingmarital-property-rightsdivorce-property-division

Key Terms:

common law property statecommunity propertyequitable distributionGeorgia marital propertyseparate property

Related Concepts

A life estate is a freehold estate that grants ownership rights for the duration of someone's life.

Real property is immovable land and anything permanently attached to it, while personal property (also called chattels) is movable.

Tenancy by the entirety is a form of co-ownership available only to married couples that includes the right of survivorship and protection from individual creditors. Neither spouse can unilaterally sell or encumber the property.

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