(a) The receiver is an officer and servant of the court appointing him, is responsible to no other tribunal than the court, and must in all things obey its direction.
§ 9-8-8.Receiver an officer of court; subject to court’s orders or removal
Chapter 8. Receivers · Last amended 1933 · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceO.C.G.A. § 9-8-8 makes a Georgia receiver the appointing court’s own officer and servant, answerable to no other tribunal, requires the receiver to carry out the trust exactly as the court’s orders and decrees direct, and lets the court call the receiver to account or remove him at its pleasure.
Full Text of § 9-8-8
(b) The receiver shall discharge his trust according to the orders or decrees of the court appointing him. He is at all times subject to its orders and may be brought to account and removed at its pleasure.
Plain-English Summary
This section defines the receiver’s relationship to the court that appointed him, and it is a tight one. The receiver isn’t an independent operator making business decisions on his own judgment — he is the court’s officer and servant, bound to obey the appointing court’s direction in all things and answerable to no other tribunal.
That chain of command runs through every part of the job. The receiver must discharge the trust according to the orders and decrees of the appointing court, and he remains subject to those orders throughout the receivership.
The court’s control includes an accountability backstop: the receiver may be brought to account and removed at the court’s pleasure. That gives the judge continuous oversight over how the receiver manages the property, and a direct remedy — removal — if the receiver falls short of what the trust requires.
Frequently Asked Questions
Whose officer is a receiver, according to this section?
The receiver is an officer and servant of the court appointing him.
Can a different court exercise authority over the receiver?
No. The receiver is responsible to no other tribunal than the court that appointed him.
What standard governs how the receiver carries out the trust?
The receiver must discharge the trust according to the orders or decrees of the appointing court.
Can the appointing court remove the receiver?
Yes. The receiver may be brought to account and removed at the court’s pleasure.
Must the receiver obey the appointing court’s directions in all matters?
Yes. The section states the receiver must in all things obey the direction of the appointing court.
Amendment History
Orig. Code 1863, §§ 273, 3081; Code 1868, §§ 267, 3093; Code 1873, §§ 276, 3150; Code 1882, §§ 276, 3150; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4906, 4908; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5481, 5483; Code 1933, §§ 55-307, 55-309.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, published by the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Georgia Code Revision Commission / LexisNexis. Last verified July 17, 2026.
· Official source
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