A person eligible under Code Section 44-13-2 to claim a debtor's exemption as a spouse or dependent of the debtor may not, during the time the debtor's exemption is allowed that person as spouse or dependent, be granted an exemption in that person's own right under this article.
(Code 1981, §44-13-43, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2.)