Georgia Code, Title 29, Chapter 4, Article 2 - Procedure for Appointment

• § 29-4-10 - Petition for Appointment of Guardian; Requirements for Petition
  (a) Any interested person or persons, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian. The petition shall be...
• § 29-4-11 - Prerequisite Judicial Finding of Probable Cause; Notice; Petition; Evaluations; Reporting Requirements
  (a) Upon the filing of a petition for guardianship of a proposed ward, the court shall review the petition and the affidavit, if any,...
• § 29-4-12 - Judicial Review of Pleadings and Evaluation Report; Findings; Hearing
  (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...
• § 29-4-13 - Requirements of Order Granting Guardianship; Service
  (a) The court shall issue an order that sets forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law that support the grant or denial...
• § 29-4-14 - Petition for Appointment of Emergency Guardian; Requirements of Petition
  (a) Any interested person, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of an emergency guardian. The petition shall be filed...
• § 29-4-15 - Prerequisite Findings Prior to Appointment of Emergency Guardian; Evaluation; Notice; Hearing
  (a) Upon the filing of a petition for an emergency guardianship, the court shall review the petition and the affidavit, if any, to determine...
• § 29-4-16 - Conduct of Emergency Guardianship Hearing; Limitations on Emergency Guardianship
  (a) The court shall conduct the emergency guardianship hearing, at the time and date set forth in its order, to determine whether there is...
• § 29-4-17 - Responsibility for Paying Expenses of Any Hearing
  The amounts actually necessary or requisite to defray the expenses of any hearing held under this article shall be paid: (1) From the estate...
• § 29-4-18 - Temporary Medical Consent Guardianship
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Adult unable to consent" means a person 18 years of age or older who...

Last modified: October 14, 2016