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O.C.G.A. § 10-7-21

Novation; effect

Orig

Creditor’s reservation of rights against surety in releasing or extending time to principal debtor, 139 A.L.R. 85.

Right to join principal debtor and guarantor as parties defendant, 53 A.L.R.2d 522.

Any change in the nature or terms of a contract is called a “novation”; such novation, without the consent of the surety, discharges him.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.