§ 29-10-6. Letters of Guardianship
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 the rights and emoluments provided for other guardians and shall be governed by the law provided for other guardians. History. Code 1981, § 29-10-6 , enacted by […]
§ 29-10-7. Record Keeping and Reporting; Required Visits to Ward; Limitations on Number of Wards; Cooperation With County Guardians and Conservators
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. No report or disclosure of the ward’s personal or medical records shall be made except as required or authorized by law. A public guardian shall file an annual report with […]
§ 29-10-8. Additional Security on the Bond or Additional Bond
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 the authority to fix the amount of the bond and shall cite the public guardian to appear and show cause, if any, why the additional bond or security […]
§ 29-10-9. Revocation of Letters of Guardianship
The court may, for good cause shown, revoke the letters of guardianship of the public guardian, require additional security on the public guardian’s bond, or issue any other order as is expedient and necessary for the good of any particular guardianship in the hands of the public guardian. History. Code 1981, § 29-10-9 , enacted […]
§ 29-10-10. Compensation
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 to pay the compensation provided for in Chapter 4 of this title, at the discretion of the probate court judge, a request for payment for the public […]
§ 29-10-11. Appropriation of Funds for Compensation in Certain Circumstances
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 have insufficient resources or income to pay the compensation provided for in Chapter 4 of this title. Any such funds appropriated shall be administered by the Division of […]
§ 29-10-2. Oath of Guardianship
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 of this state. In the event of a public guardian that is a private entity, the employee or agent of such entity who will have direct contact […]
§ 29-10-3. Qualifications and Requirements; Training
To be eligible to serve as a public guardian, an individual must: Be at least 18 years of age; Submit to a criminal background check with satisfactory results as prescribed by the Division of Aging Services of the Department of Human Services; Submit to an investigation of the individual’s credit history as prescribed by the […]
§ 29-10-4. Registration With the Probate Court; Registration Lists
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 or she is domiciled upon approval by the probate court. Such individual may also be registered in the probate court of other counties within a reasonable distance of […]
§ 29-10-5. Bond
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 to the court for the benefit of all concerned. It shall be attested by the judge or clerk of the court and shall be conditioned upon the […]