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Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29Legal Research Home > Atlanta Lawyer > Appeals and Errors > Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29 Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-1-1 Except as otherwise provided, as used in this title, the term: (1) 'Adult' means an individual who is either 18 years of age or older ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-1-2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is appointed as counsel for a ward, proposed ward, or allegedly incompetent or incapacitated person is not eligible to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-1 Guardians of minors may be categorized as follows: (1) Natural guardians; (2) Testamentary guardians; (3) Temporary guardians; ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-2 (a) Only an individual may serve as guardian of a minor. (b) No individual may be appointed as guardian of a minor who: ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-3 (a) For purposes of this Code section, the terms 'joint legal custody' and 'sole custody' shall have the meanings as provided in Code Section 19-9-6. (b) ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-4 (a) Every parent, by will, may nominate a testamentary guardian for the parent́s minor child. (b) Unless the minor has another living parent, upon probate ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-5 (a) A petition to be appointed the temporary guardian of a minor may be filed by an individual who has physical custody of the minor. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-6 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this Code section, if the sole parent or both parents of the minor have consented to the appointment of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-7 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a temporary guardian shall be entitled to exercise any of the powers of a natural guardian. The court in its discretion ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-8 (a) A temporary guardianship shall terminate on the date upon which the earliest of the following occurs: the minor reaches age 18, the minor is adopted, the minor ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-9 As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Designating individual' means a parent or guardian who appoints a standby guardian. A designating individual may only ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-10 (a) A designating individual may designate an individual to serve as standby guardian of a minor upon the health determination being made. (b) Upon the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-11 (a) A designation of a standby guardian shall be in writing and shall be signed by the designating individual or by some other individual in the designating individuaĺs ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-12 (a) At any time before the health determination is made, a standby guardianship may be revoked without notice to anyone by destruction or obliteration of the designation done ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-13 (a) Within 120 days of the health determination being made, the standby guardian shall file with the probate court in the county of domicile of the minor a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-14 The probate court of the county in which a minor is found or in which the proposed permanent guardian is domiciled shall have the power to appoint a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-15 (a) For purposes of this part, the term 'biological father' means a father of a minor born out of wedlock whose rights regarding the minor have not been ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-16 (a) The court shall appoint as permanent guardian that individual who will serve the best interest of the minor, considering the following order of preferences: (1) ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-17 (a) Any interested person may file a petition for the appointment of a permanent guardian of a minor. (b) The petition for appointment of a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-18 Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a permanent guardian of a minor and the giving of notice, the court shall hold a hearing and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-19 An order granting permanent guardianship shall specify: (1) The name of the permanent guardian and the basis for the selection of the guardian; ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-20 (a) In every guardianship, the minor has the right to: (1) A qualified guardian who acts in the best interest of the minor; ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-21 (a) The power of a guardian over the minor shall be the same as that of a parent over a child; the guardian standing in place of the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-22 (a) The appointment of a guardian shall vest in the guardian the exclusive power, without court order, to: (1) Take custody of the person of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-23 The guardian must disclose promptly any conflict of interest between the guardian and the minor when it arises or becomes known to the guardian and seek the court́s ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-24 Before entering upon the duties of the appointment, every guardian appointed pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall take an oath or affirmation before the court to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-25 (a) A guardian may be required to give bond with good and sufficient security in such amount as the court may determine from time to time. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-30 (a) The guardianship of a minor shall terminate on the date upon which the earliest of the following occurs: the minor reaches age 18, the minor is adopted, ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-31 (a) Upon the termination of the guardianship or the resignation of the guardian, the guardian may petition the court for an order dismissing the guardian from office. The ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-40 (a) A guardian or the duly authorized guardian, conservator, or attorney in fact of a guardian, acting on behalf of the guardian, may resign upon petition to the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-41 (a) In the event of the death of a guardian, and upon the petition of an interested person or upon the court́s own motion, the court shall appoint ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-42 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person or whenever it appears to the court that good cause may exist to revoke or suspend the letters of guardianship ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-43 (a) If a guardian commits a breach of fiduciary duty or threatens to commit a breach of fiduciary duty, a minor or an interested person on behalf of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-44 All actions against a guardian, except on the guardiańs bond, shall be brought within six years of the termination of the guardianship of the minor, except as provided ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-50 (a) Upon its own motion or on the petition of any interested party, including the minor, the court may appoint a temporary substitute guardian for a minor if ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-51 (a) The court shall appoint a successor guardian upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the guardian if the appointment of a successor guardian is ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-52 Upon the appointment of a successor guardian, the predecessor guardian or the personal representative of a deceased predecessor guardian shall deliver to the successor guardian all property of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-60 (a) A guardian may petition to remove the guardianship to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in this state in which the minor resides. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-65 (a) For purposes of this part and Part 3 of this article, the term 'guardianship' refers to a legal relationship in which a person is given responsibility by ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-66 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship shall be served personally on the minor. The notice shall: ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-67 (a) On the court́s own motion or upon timely motion by the minor or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-68 (a) The court may grant a petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship provided the court finds that: (1) The guardian is presently ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-69 (a) A guardian may petition a court of this state which has jurisdiction over the guardianship to transfer the guardianship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-70 The petition to transfer a guardianship to a foreign jurisdiction shall include the following: (1) The name and address of the foreign court to which ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-71 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer a guardianship to a foreign jurisdiction shall be served personally on the minor not less than ten days ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-72 On the court́s own motion or upon timely motion by the minor or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-73 (a) The court may grant a petition to transfer a guardianship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the court finds that the: (1) ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-74 (a) For purposes of this part, the term 'foreign guardian' means a guardian or other person who has been given responsibility by a court of competent jurisdiction in ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-75 A foreign guardian may institute an action in any court in this state to enforce any right or to recover any property belonging to the minor or accruing ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-76 Pending an action brought by a foreign guardian pursuant to Code Section 29-2-75, an authenticated copy of the letters of guardianship shall be filed with the clerk of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-2-77 A foreign guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the guardianship by: (1) In this ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-1 (a) For purposes of this Code section, 'personal property' does not include the value of property that is held for the minoŕs benefit in trust or by a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-2 The natural guardian of a minor who has no conservator may release the debtor and compromise a debt when the collection of the debt is doubtful without becoming ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-3 (a) For purposes of this Code section, the term 'gross settlement' means the present value of all amounts paid or to be paid in settlement of the claim, ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-4 No person may be appointed or continue to serve as conservator of a minor who: (1) Is a minor, a ward, or a protected person; or ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-5 (a) Every parent, by will, may nominate a testamentary conservator for the parent́s minor child for the property that passes to the minor under the parent́s will. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-6 (a) The judge of the court in which a minor is found or in which the proposed conservator is domiciled shall have the power to appoint a conservator ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-7 (a) The court shall appoint as conservator that person who shall best serve the interest of the minor considering the following order of preferences: (1) The ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-8 (a) Any person may file a petition for the appointment of a conservator of a minor. (b) The petition for appointment of a conservator shall set ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-9 Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a conservator of a minor and the giving of notice, the court may hold a hearing and the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-10 (a) An order granting conservatorship shall specify: (1) The name of the conservator and the basis for the selection; (2) A specific ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-20 (a) In every conservatorship, the minor has the right to: (1) A qualified conservator who acts in the best interest of the minor; ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-21 (a) A conservator shall receive, collect, and make decisions regarding the minoŕs property, except as otherwise provided by law or by the court. A conservator shall at all ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-22 (a) Without court order, the appointment of a conservator shall vest in the conservator the exclusive power to: (1) Make reasonable disbursements from the annual ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-23 (a) The appointment of a conservator shall not automatically cause the conservator to forfeit any rights to property. (b) The conservator must promptly disclose any ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-24 Before entering upon the duties of the appointment, every conservator appointed pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall take an oath or affirmation before the court to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-30 (a) Within two months of appointment, the conservator shall file with the court and provide to the minoŕs guardian, if any, an inventory of the minoŕs property and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-31 (a) A conservator may retain the property received by the conservator on the creation of the conservatorship, including, in the case of a corporate fiduciary, stock or other ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-32 A conservator is authorized to invest estate funds in the following and shall not otherwise be liable for such investment, except in the case of gross neglect: ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-33 (a) Whenever by law or by court order the conservator is authorized, permitted, required, or directed to invest funds in direct and general obligations of the United States ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-34 (a) After receiving court approval as required in subsection (b) or (c) of Code Section 29-3-22, in making investments and in acquiring and retaining those investments and managing ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-35 (a) A conservator may sell perishable property of the minor, property of the minor that is liable to deteriorate from keeping, or property of the minor that is ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-36 (a) After notice to interested parties and other persons as the court may direct, and upon a showing that the minor shall probably remain in need of a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-40 (a) A conservator appointed by the court shall give bond with good and sufficient security. (b) A financial institution, trust company, national or state bank, ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-41 (a) The bond of a conservator shall be: (1) Secured by an individual who is a domiciliary of this state or by a licensed commercial ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-42 If the value of the minoŕs bonded estate decreases, the court may permit a corresponding reduction in the value of the bond, but this reduction does not affect ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-43 (a) When it comes to the attention of the court, either by annual return or otherwise: (1) That additional personal property has accrued to the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-44 (a) A conservator who is required to give bond, and who has given as security on such bond one or more licensed commercial sureties, may pay any bond ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-45 If the appointment of a conservator for any cause is declared void, the surety of that conservator shall nevertheless be responsible on the bond for any property received ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-46 The conservator and any surety shall be held and deemed joint and several obligors and may be subjected jointly and severally to liability in the same action. When ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-47 (a) When a judgment has been obtained against the conservator or the surety on the bond of a conservator, or both, a levy may be made upon any ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-48 In all cases of judgments recovered against a conservator or any surety of a conservator, the execution shall first be levied on the property of the surety and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-49 (a) The surety on the bond of any conservator or, if the surety is dead, the suretýs personal representative, may at any time petition the court regarding any ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-50 (a) Other than an emergency conservator or a temporary substitute conservator, a conservator shall be entitled to compensation for services rendered equal to: (1) Two and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-51 Conservators shall be allowed reasonable expenses incurred in the administration of the estate, including without limitation, expenses for travel, employing counsel and other agents, and the expenses and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-52 (a) A conservator may petition the court for compensation that is greater than that allowed under Code Section 29-3-50. Service of notice of the petition for extra compensation ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-53 (a) Any conservator who is a domiciliary of this state may receive compensation for services, as specified in this subsection, from a corporation or other business enterprise where ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-54 A temporary substitute conservator may apply to the court for reasonable compensation after notice to interested parties in compliance with Chapter 9 of this title. The court shall ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-60 (a) Each year, within 60 days of the anniversary date of qualification, every conservator shall file with the court a verified return consisting of a statement of the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-61 (a) At any time after the six-month period following qualification, but not more frequently than once every 24 months, a conservator may petition the court for an interim ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-62 Any interested person may file an objection to the conservatoŕs interim settlement of accounts. Upon receipt of objections or on the court́s own motion, the court shall hold ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-63 If the court finds that the conservator is liable to the minor, the court shall enter a judgment against the conservator and any surety in the amount of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-64 (a) The conservatorship of a minor shall terminate either on the date upon which the minor reaches 18 years of age or earlier if the minor becomes emancipated. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-70 (a) Upon the termination of the conservatorship or upon the resignation of the conservator, the conservator may petition the court for an order dismissing the conservator from office. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-71 (a) A minor who has reached the age of majority, the personal representative of a deceased minor, a successor conservator, or any interested person may petition the court ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-80 (a) A conservator or the duly authorized guardian, conservator, or attorney in fact of a conservator acting on behalf of the conservator may resign upon petition to the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-81 (a) In the event of the death of a conservator and upon the petition of an interested person or upon the court́s own motion, the court shall appoint ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-82 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person or whenever it appears to the court that good cause may exist to revoke or suspend the letters of conservatorship ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-83 (a) If a conservator commits a breach of fiduciary duty or threatens to commit a breach of fiduciary duty, a minor or an interested person on behalf of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-84 All actions against a conservator, except on a conservatoŕs bond, shall be brought within six years of the termination of the conservatorship of the minor, except as provided ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-90 (a) Upon its own motion or on the petition of any interested party, including the minor, the court may appoint a temporary substitute conservator for a minor if ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-91 (a) The court shall appoint a successor conservator upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the conservator if the appointment of a successor conservator is ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-92 Upon the appointment of a successor conservator, the predecessor conservator or the personal representative of a deceased predecessor conservator shall deliver to the successor conservator all property of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-100 (a) A conservator may petition to remove the conservatorship to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in this state in which the minor resides. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-105 (a) For purposes of this part and Part 3 of this article, the term 'conservatorship' refers to a legal relationship in which a person is given responsibility by ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-106 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign conservatorship shall be served personally on the minor. The notice shall: ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-107 (a) Upon the court́s own motion or upon timely motion by the minor or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-108 (a) The court may grant a petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign conservatorship provided the court finds that: (1) The conservator is presently ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-110 (a) A conservator may petition the Georgia court which has jurisdiction over the conservatorship to transfer the conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the minor ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-111 The petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall include the following: (1) The name and address of the foreign court to which ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-112 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall be served personally on the minor not less than ten days ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-113 Upon the court́s own motion or upon timely motion by the minor or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-114 (a) The court may grant a petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the court finds that: (1) The ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-115 (a) For purposes of this part, a 'foreign conservator' is a conservator or other person who has been given responsibility by a court of competent jurisdiction in another ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-116 A foreign conservator may institute an action in any court in this state to enforce any right or to recover any property belonging to the minor or accruing ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-117 Pending an action brought by a foreign conservator pursuant to Code Section 29-3-116, an authenticated copy of the letters of conservatorship shall be filed with the clerk of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-118 A foreign conservator submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the conservatorship by: (1) Receiving payment ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-119 Any resident of this state who is interested as a creditor, heir, or will beneficiary of a minor whom a foreign conservator represents may apply to the proper ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-3-120 (a) A person who is indebted to or has possession of tangible or intangible property of a minor may pay the debt or deliver the property to a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-1 (a) The court may appoint a guardian for an adult only if the court finds the adult lacks sufficient capacity to make or communicate significant responsible decisions concerning ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-2 (a) Only an individual may serve as guardian of an adult, except in the event a public guardian or the Department of Human Resources is appointed pursuant to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-3 (a) The court shall appoint as guardian that individual who will best serve the interest of the adult, considering the order of preferences set forth in this Code ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-9 A married woman or man may be guardian of the person or property, or both, of any minor, whether the minor is the person´s own child or that ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-10 (a) Any interested person or persons, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian. The petition shall be filed in the court ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-11 (a) Upon the filing of a petition for guardianship of a proposed ward, the court shall review the petition and the affidavit, if any, and determine whether there ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-12 (a) After the filing of the evaluation report, the court shall review the pleadings and the evaluation report. (b) If, after the review, the court ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-13 (a) The court shall issue an order that sets forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law that support the grant or denial of the petition An ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-14 (a) Any interested person, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of an emergency guardian. The petition shall be filed in the court of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-15 (a) Upon the filing of a petition for an emergency guardianship, the court shall review the petition and the affidavit, if any, to determine whether there is probable ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-16 (a) The court shall conduct the emergency guardianship hearing, at the time and date set forth in its order, to determine whether there is clear and convincing evidence ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-20 (a) In every guardianship, the ward has the right to: (1) A qualified guardian who acts in the best interest of the ward; ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-21 (a) Unless the court́s order specifies that one or more of the following powers are to be retained by the ward, the appointment of a guardian shall remove ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-22 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or by the court, a guardian shall make decisions regarding the ward́s support, care, education, health, and welfare. A guardian shall, ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-23 (a) Unless inconsistent with the terms of any court order relating to the guardianship, a guardian may: (1) Take custody of the person of the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-24 The guardian must promptly disclose any conflict of interest between the guardian and the ward when it arises or becomes known to the guardian and seek the court́s ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-25 Before entering upon the duties of the appointment, every guardian appointed pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall take an oath or affirmation before the court to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-30 (a) A guardian may be required to give bond with good and sufficient security in such amount as the court may determine from time to time. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-40 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person, including the ward, or upon the court́s own motion, the court may conduct a judicial inquiry into whether the ward ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-41 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person, including the ward, or upon the court́s own motion, the court may modify the guardianship by adjusting the duties or ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-42 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person, including the ward, or upon the court́s own motion, and upon a proper showing that the need for a guardianship ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-43 (a) Upon the termination of the guardianship or the resignation of the guardian, the guardian may petition the court for an order dismissing the guardian from office. The ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-50 (a) A guardian or the duly authorized guardian, conservator, or attorney in fact of a guardian, acting on behalf of the guardian, may resign upon petition to the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-51 (a) In the event of the death of a guardian, and upon the petition of an interested person or on the court́s own motion, the court shall appoint ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-52 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person or whenever it appears to the court that good cause may exist to revoke or suspend the letters of a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-53 (a) If a guardian commits a breach of fiduciary duty or threatens to commit a breach of fiduciary duty, a ward or an interested person on behalf of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-54 All actions against a guardian, except on the guardiańs bond, shall be brought within six years of the termination of the guardianship of the ward, except as provided ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-60 (a) Upon its own motion or on the petition of any interested party, including the ward, the court may appoint a temporary substitute guardian for a ward if ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-61 (a) The court shall appoint a successor guardian upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the guardian if the appointment of a successor guardian is ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-62 Upon the appointment of a successor guardian, the predecessor guardian or the personal representative of a deceased predecessor guardian shall deliver to the successor guardian all property of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-70 (a) Except as provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, the ward, individually or by the ward́s legal counsel, representative, or guardian ad litem, or ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-80 (a) A guardian may petition to remove the guardianship to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in this state in which the ward resides. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-85 (a) For purposes of this part and Part 3 of this article, the term 'guardianship' refers to a legal relationship in which a person is given responsibility by ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-86 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship shall be served personally on the ward. The notice shall: ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-87 (a) On the court́s own motion or upon timely motion by the ward or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-88 (a) The court may grant a petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship provided the court finds that: (1) The guardian is presently ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-90 (a) A guardian may petition the Georgia court that has jurisdiction over the guardianship to transfer the guardianship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the ward ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-91 The petition to transfer a guardianship to a foreign jurisdiction shall include the following: (1) The name and address of the foreign court to which ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-92 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer a guardianship to a foreign jurisdiction shall be served personally on the ward not less than ten days ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-93 Upon the court́s own motion or upon timely motion by the ward or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-94 (a) The court may grant a petition to transfer a guardianship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the court finds that: (1) The ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-95 (a) For purposes of this part, a 'foreign guardian' is a guardian or other person who has been given responsibility by a court of competent jurisdiction in another ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-96 A foreign guardian may institute an action in any court in this state to enforce any right or to recover any property belonging to the ward or accruing ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-97 Pending an action brought by a foreign guardian pursuant to Code Section 29-4-96, an authenticated copy of the letters of guardianship shall be filed with the clerk of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-4-98 A foreign guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the guardianship by: (1) Receiving payment ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-1 (a) The court may appoint a conservator for an adult only if the court finds the adult lacks sufficient capacity to make or communicate significant responsible decisions concerning ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-2 No person may be appointed or continue to serve as conservator of the estate of an adult who: (1) Is a minor, a ward, or ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-3 (a) The court shall appoint as conservator that individual who shall best serve the interest of the adult taking into consideration the order of preferences set forth in ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-4 (a) Upon receiving an affidavit: (1) That the total personal property of an incapacitated adult does not exceed $2,500.00 in value; (2) ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-10 (a) Any interested person or persons, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of a conservator. The petition shall be filed in the court ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-11 (a) Upon the filing of a petition for conservatorship of the estate of a proposed ward, the court shall review the petition and the affidavit, if any, and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-12 (a) After the filing of the evaluation report, the court shall review the pleadings and the evaluation report. (b) If, after the review, the court ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-12 (a) After the filing of the evaluation report the court shall review the pleadings and the evaluation report. (b) If, after the review, the court ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-13 (a) The court shall issue an order that sets forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law that support the grant or denial of the petition. An ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-14 (a) Any interested person, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of an emergency conservator. The petition shall be filed in the court of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-15 (a) Upon the filing of a petition for an emergency conservatorship, the court shall review the petition and the affidavit, if any, to determine whether there is probable ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-16 (a) The court shall conduct the emergency conservatorship hearing at the time and date set forth in its order to determine whether there is clear and convincing evidence ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-20 (a) In every conservatorship the ward has the right to: (1) A qualified conservator who acts in the best interest of the ward; ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-21 (a) Unless the court́s order specifies that one or more of the following powers are to be retained by the ward, the appointment of a conservator shall remove ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-22 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or by the court, a conservator shall receive, collect, and make decisions regarding the ward́s property. A conservator shall, to the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-23 (a) Unless inconsistent with the terms of any court order relating to the conservatorship, a conservator without court order may: (1) Make reasonable disbursements from ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-24 (a) The appointment of a conservator shall not automatically cause the conservator to forfeit any rights to property. (b) The conservator must disclose promptly any ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-25 Before entering upon the duties of the appointment, every conservator appointed pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall take an oath or affirmation before the court to ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-30 (a) Within two months of appointment, the conservator shall file with the court and provide to the ward́s guardian, if any, an inventory of the ward́s property and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-31 (a) A conservator may retain the property received by the conservator on the creation of the conservatorship, including, in the case of a corporate fiduciary, stock or other ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-32 A conservator is authorized to invest estate funds in the following and shall not otherwise be liable for such investment, except in the case of gross neglect: ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-33 (a) Whenever by law or by court order the conservator is authorized, permitted, required, or directed to invest funds in direct and general obligations of the United States ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-34 (a) After receiving court approval as required in subsections (b) and (c) of Code Section 29-5-23, in making investments and in acquiring and retaining those investments and managing ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-35 (a) A conservator may sell perishable property of the ward, property of the ward that is liable to deteriorate from keeping, or property of the ward that is ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-36 (a) After notice to interested parties and other persons as the court may direct, and upon a showing that the ward will probably remain in need of a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-40 (a) A conservator appointed by the court shall give bond with good and sufficient security. (b) A financial institution, trust company, national or state bank, ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-41 (a) The bond of a conservator shall be: (1) Secured by an individual who is a domiciliary of this state or by a licensed commercial ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-42 If the value of the ward́s bonded estate decreases, the court may permit a corresponding reduction in the value of the bond, but this reduction does not affect ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-43 (a) Whenever it comes to the knowledge of the court, either by annual returns or otherwise that: (1) Additional personal property has accrued to the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-44 (a) A conservator who is required to give bond, and who has given as security on the bond one or more licensed commercial sureties, may pay any bond ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-45 If the appointment of a conservator for any cause is declared void, the surety of that conservator shall nevertheless be responsible on the bond for any property received ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-46 The conservator and any surety shall be held and deemed joint and several obligors and may be subjected jointly and severally to liability in the same action. When ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-47 (a) When a judgment has been obtained against the conservator or the surety on the bond of a conservator, or both, a levy may be made upon any ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-48 In all cases of judgments recovered against a conservator or any surety of a conservator, the execution shall first be levied on the property of the surety and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-49 (a) The surety on the bond of any conservator or, if the surety is dead, the suretýs personal representative, may at any time petition the court regarding any ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-50 (a) Other than an emergency conservator or a temporary substitute conservator, a conservator shall be entitled to compensation for services rendered equal to: (1) Two and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-51 Conservators shall be allowed reasonable expenses incurred in the administration of the estate, including without limitation, expenses for travel, employing counsel and other agents, and the expenses and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-52 (a) A conservator may petition the court for compensation that is greater than the commissions allowed under Code Section 29-5-50. Service of notice of the petition for extra ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-53 (a) Any conservator who is a domiciliary of this state may receive compensation for services, as specified in this subsection, from a corporation or other business enterprise where ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-54 An emergency conservator or temporary substitute conservator may apply to the court for reasonable compensation after notice to interested parties in compliance with Chapter 9 of this title. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-60 (a) Each year, within 60 days of the anniversary date of qualification, every conservator shall file with the court a verified return consisting of a statement of the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-61 (a) At any time after the six-month period following qualification, but not more frequently than once every 24 months, a conservator may petition the court for an interim ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-62 Any interested person may file an objection to the conservatoŕs interim settlement of accounts. Upon receipt of objections or upon the court́s own motion, the court shall hold ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-63 If the court finds that the conservator is liable to the ward, the court shall enter a judgment against the conservator and any surety in the amount of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-70 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person, including the ward, or upon the court́s own motion, the court may conduct a judicial inquiry into whether the ward ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-71 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person, including the ward, or upon the court́s own motion, the court may modify the conservatorship by adjusting the duties or ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-72 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person, including the ward, or upon the court́s own motion, and upon a proper showing that the need for a conservatorship ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-80 (a) Upon the termination of the conservatorship or the resignation of the conservator, the conservator may petition the court for an order dismissing the conservator from office. The ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-81 (a) A ward who has been restored to capacity, the personal representative of a deceased ward, a successor conservator, or any interested person may petition the court for ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-90 (a) A conservator or the duly authorized guardian, conservator, or attorney in fact of a conservator, acting on behalf of the conservator, may resign upon petition to the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-91 (a) In the event of the death of a conservator and upon the petition of an interested person or upon the court́s own motion, the court shall appoint ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-92 (a) Upon the petition of any interested person or whenever it appears to the court that good cause may exist to revoke or suspend the letters of conservatorship ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-93 (a) If a conservator commits a breach of fiduciary duty or threatens to commit a breach of fiduciary duty, a ward or an interested person on behalf of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-94 All actions against a conservator, except on a conservatoŕs bond, shall be brought within six years of the termination of the conservatorship of the ward, except as provided ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-100 (a) Upon its own motion or upon the petition of any interested party, including the ward, the court may appoint a temporary substitute conservator for a ward if ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-101 (a) The court shall appoint a successor conservator upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the conservator if the appointment of a successor conservator is ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-102 Upon the appointment of a successor conservator, the predecessor conservator or the personal representative of a deceased predecessor conservator shall deliver to the successor conservator all property of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-110 (a) Except as provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, the ward, individually or by the ward́s legal counsel, representative, or guardian ad litem, or ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-120 (a) A conservator may petition to remove the conservatorship to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in this state in which the ward resides. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-125 (a) For purposes of this part and Part 3 of this article, the term 'conservatorship' means a legal relationship in which a person is given responsibility by a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-126 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign conservatorship shall be served personally on the ward. The notice shall: ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-127 (a) Upon the court́s own motion or upon timely motion by the ward or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-128 (a) The court may grant a petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign conservatorship provided the court finds that: (1) The conservator is presently ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-130 (a) A conservator may petition the Georgia court which has jurisdiction over the conservatorship to transfer the conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the ward ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-131 The petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall include the following: (1) The name and address of the foreign court to which ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-132 (a) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall be served personally on the ward not less than ten days ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-133 Upon the timely filed motion by the court, the ward, or any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition to transfer the conservatorship. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-134 (a) The court may grant a petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the court finds that: (1) The ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-135 (a) For purposes of this part, the term 'foreign conservator' means a conservator or other person who has been given responsibility by a court of competent jurisdiction in ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-136 A foreign conservator may institute an action in any court in this state to enforce any right or to recover any property belonging to the ward or accruing ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-137 Pending an action brought by a foreign conservator pursuant to Code Section 29-5-136, an authenticated copy of the letters of conservatorship shall be filed with the clerk of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-138 A foreign conservator submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the conservatorship by: (1) Receiving payment ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-139 Any resident of this state who is interested as a creditor, heir, or will beneficiary of a ward whom a foreign conservator represents may apply to the proper ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-5-140 (a) A person who is indebted to or has possession of tangible or intangible property of a ward may pay the debt or deliver the property to a ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-1 The judges of the probate courts are, in their discretion, made the legal custodians and distributors of all moneys up to $2,500.00 due and owing to any minor ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-2 The judge of the probate court is authorized, in the judgés discretion, to employ counsel to bring an action to recover any amount due to a minor or ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-3 It shall be the duty of the judge of the probate court to keep a properly indexed complete record of all money received by the judge for minors ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-4 The judge of the probate court who, pursuant to Code Section 29-6-1, receives funds due and owing a minor or adult is authorized and directed to pay from ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-5 In appropriate cases, the judge of the probate court who holds property or funds pursuant to this chapter may order that a conservatorship be established in accordance with ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-6 When any funds due and owing a minor or adult come into the hands of the judge of the probate court and the funds are not needed for ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-7 The judges of the probate courts shall receive as compensation for their services under Code Section 29-6-1 the fee specified in subsection (j) of Code Section 15-9-60. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-8 Judges of the probate courts shall be held accountable on their official bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties pursuant to Code Section 29-6-1 as custodians and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-6-9 The judge shall turn over all custodial property held pursuant to this chapter to: (1) A conservator if the custodial funds exceed $2,500.00; ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-1 As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Benefits' means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the United States Department of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-2 (a) The secretary shall be a party in interest in any proceedings for the appointment or discharge of a VA guardian and in any proceedings involving the administration ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-3 Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the department, the secretary requires, prior to payment of benefits, that a VA guardian be appointed ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-4 Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a VA guardian for a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the secretary or the secretarýs duly authorized representative ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-5 Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a VA guardian for a minor, a certificate of the secretary or the secretarýs authorized representative setting forth the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-6 Upon a petition for the appointment of a VA guardian, notice shall be given to the department office having jurisdiction over the area in which the ward resides, ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-7 (a) A petition for the appointment of a VA guardian may be filed in the court having jurisdiction by or on behalf of the department or any person ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-8 Before making an appointment under this chapter, the court hearing the petition shall be satisfied that the VA guardian whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-9 (a) The following persons and entities may serve as VA guardians subject to the restrictions listed: (1) An individual deemed fit and proper by the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-10 (a) A bank or trust company doing business in this state shall not be required to file a bond for any VA guardianship unless required by the department. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-11 Every VA guardian shall invest the surplus funds of the ward́s estate in such securities or property as authorized under the laws of this state but only upon ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-13 Every VA guardian shall file with the court annually, in the same manner as provided under the general law for conservators, a full, true, and accurate accounting, on ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-14 If any VA guardian fails to file the accounting required by Code Section 29-7-13, the failure shall be grounds for removal. If any VA guardian fails to file ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-15 (a) As compensation for service, a VA guardian shall earn a commission of 5 percent on all income of the ward coming into the VA guardiańs hands during ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-16 (a) A VA guardian, upon filing a petition and making satisfactory accounting, shall be discharged when the ward dies, reaches the age of majority, or is declared competent ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-17 Except where inconsistent with this chapter, the general guardianship and conservatorship laws of this state and the laws establishing the practice in such matters, including the rights of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-7-18 This chapter shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial intents and purposes thereof and shall apply only to beneficiaries of the department who are entitled to benefits ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-8-1 County administrators as provided for in Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Title 53 of the Revised Probate Code of 1998 are ex officio county guardians and shall ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-8-2 In addition to the bond required in Code Section 53-6-41 of the Revised Probate Code of 1998, county guardians shall give another bond with good security, to be ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-8-3 The court shall grant to the county guardian separate letters of guardianship or conservatorship upon each appointment. The county guardian shall be subject to all liabilities and entitled ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-8-4 (a) If in the opinion of the court it shall become necessary for the good of any conservatorship placed or about to be placed in the hands of ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-8-5 The court may, for good cause shown, as provided in Code Section 29-5-14, revoke the letters of guardianship or conservatorship of the county guardian, require additional security on ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-1 Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to any proceeding in the court that arises under this title. Compliance with the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-2 (a) The court in its discretion may at any time appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of a minor, a proposed ward, or a ward ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-3 A person who is appointed as counsel for a ward, proposed ward, or alleged incapacitated person is not eligible to be appointed as guardian ad litem for the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-4 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a party in interest who is a resident of this state is entitled to personal service of any petition and citation ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-5 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or directed by the probate judge pursuant to Code Section 29-9-6, the provisions of this Code section shall apply in cases ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-6 If one or more unsuccessful attempts at personal service are made by the sheriff or deputy upon a conservator or guardian appointed in this state at the last ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-7 The probate judge may direct any additional service or notice or extend the time to respond with respect to any proceedings covered by this title as the judge ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-8 (a) Service or notice may be waived or acknowledged before or after the filing of the petition. The waiver or acknowledgment of service shall be in writing, signed ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-9 An oath or affirmation or affidavit required or allowed to be made before or attested by a notary public may be made before any notary public or other ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-10 When appointed pursuant to subsection (b.1) of Code Section 29-4-3, a duly appointed delegate of the Department of Human Resources is authorized to take the oath of guardianship ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-11 (a) Every petition and return filed in the court shall be verified by an oath sworn to or affirmed before the court or a notary public. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-12 (a) For purposes of this Code section, the terms 'citation' and 'notice' shall have the same meaning unless the context otherwise requires. (b) Upon the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-13 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or directed by the judge with respect to any particular proceeding, the date on or before which any objection is required ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-13.1 Whenever it is required that a document which is to be filed in the court be authenticated or exemplified, such requirement shall be met by complying with the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-14 The court on its own motion may order a hearing on any matter related to a conservatorship or guardianship even if no objection is filed. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-15 Any legal counsel or guardian ad litem who is appointed by the court in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding shall be awarded reasonable fees commensurate with the tasks ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-16 For the evaluation or examination required by subsection (d) of Code Section 29-4-11 or subsection (d) of Code Section 29-5-11, the evaluating physician, psychologist, or licensed clinical social ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-17 At the time of appointment and at any time throughout the conservatorship or guardianship, the court may order the conservator or guardian to undergo such instruction as the ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-9-18 All of the records relating to any guardianship or conservatorship that is granted under this title shall be kept sealed, except for a record of the names and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-1 As used in this chapter, the term 'public guardian' means an individual or private entity, including a nonprofit entity, who meets the qualifications required in this chapter and ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-2 When appointed pursuant to subsection (b.1) of Code Section 29-4-3, a public guardian is authorized to take the oath of guardianship before the judge of any probate court ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-3 (a) To be eligible to serve as a public guardian, an individual must: (1) Be at least 18 years of age; (2) ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-4 (a) An individual who meets the requirements of Code Section 29-10-3 may be registered as a public guardian in the probate court of the county in which he ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-5 A public guardian shall give bond with good security, to be judged by the court, in a sum of not less than $10,000.00. The bond shall be payable ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-6 The court shall grant to the public guardian separate letters of guardianship upon each appointment. The public guardian shall be subject to all liabilities and entitled to all ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-7 (a) A public guardian shall keep and maintain proper financial, case control, and statistical records on all matters in which the public guardian serves as guardian. ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-8 (a) The probate court may require a public guardian to give additional security on the bond or to give an additional bond with security. The court shall have ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-9 The court may, for good cause shown, revoke the letters of guardianship of the public guardian, require additional security on the public guardiańs bond, or issue any other ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-10 Public guardians shall receive compensation for their services in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 of this title. However, for wards who have insufficient resources or income ...
Georgia Code - Guardian and Ward - Title 29, Section 29-10-11 (a) The General Assembly is authorized to appropriate state funds, by line item appropriation, for the purpose of providing compensation to public guardians for services to wards who ...
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