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O.C.G.A. § 18-2-75

Transfer or obligation voidable if incurred without receiving reasonably equivalent value

Known as the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act

The act spans §§ 18–18 (44 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Charys Liquidating Trust v. McMahan Securities Co. (In Re Charys Holding Co.) (2010)

Most recently applied in Charys Liquidating Trust v. McMahan Securities Co. (In Re Charys Holding Co.) (August 2010)

Code 1981, § 18-2-75, enacted by Ga

(a) Atransfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation and the debtor was insolvent at that time or the debtor became insolvent as a result of the transfer or obligation.

(b) A transfer made by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made if the transfer was made to an insider for an antecedent debt, the debtor was insolvent at that time, and the insider had reasonable cause to believe that the debtor was insolvent.

(c) If a creditor is a successor or assignee, a right of action under subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section is automatically assigned to such successor or assignee.

(d) Subject to subsection (b) of Code Section 18-2-72, a creditor making a claim for relief under subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section

has the burden of proving the elements of the claim for relief by a

preponderance of the evidence.

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.