Georgia: rules and deadlines at a glance

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Malpractice rules · Small claims limits · Small estate limits · Debt time limits · Shared fault rules · Medicaid expansion · ACA marketplace · Claim deadlines · Estate and inheritance tax

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Filing deadlines (statute of limitations)

Medical malpractice	2 years (5-year repose)
Wrongful death	2 years

Malpractice rules Single detailed source

Damage cap	No cap (struck down in 2010)
Expert affidavit or certificate	Expert affidavit filed with the complaint
Before you sue	None required

Small claims limits Single detailed source

Dollar limit	$15,000 ($25,000 for cases filed from Jan. 1, 2027)
Filing fee	About $22 plus service charges
Lawyers	Not required

Small estate limits Single detailed source

Small estate limit	No dollar limit for a no-administration order; banks may release up to $15,000 by affidavit
Wait after death	None
Real estate	Yes (court order)

Debt time limits

Credit cards / open accounts	4 years
Written contracts	6 years
Promissory notes	6 years

Shared fault rules

Rule	Modified comparative negligence (50% bar)
When you are barred	Barred if you are 50% or more at fault

Medicaid expansion Single detailed source

Expanded?	No
Since	—

ACA marketplace

Marketplace type	State-run marketplace
Where to enroll	Georgia Access

Claim deadlines

Acknowledge	15 days
Accept or deny	15 days after proof of loss (30 days after notice if no proof of loss is required; 60 days at most)
Pay	10 days after the amount is agreed

Estate and inheritance tax

Estate tax	No state estate tax
Inheritance tax	No inheritance tax