§ 29-11-21. Petition for Acceptance; Notice; Hearing; Provisional and Final Orders; Modification to Conform to Law
To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this state under provisions similar to Code Section 29-11-20, the guardian or conservator must petition the court in this state to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must include a certified copy of the other state’s provisional order of transfer. Notice of a petition […]
§ 29-11-30. Registration of Guardianship Order; Recordation of Order
If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this state by filing as a […]
§ 29-11-31. Registration of Conservatorship Order; Recordation of Order
If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a conservatorship order is not pending in this state, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the conservatorship order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment […]
§ 29-11-4. Communication With Out of State Courts
A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be […]
§ 29-11-5. Appropriate Requests to and From Courts of Other Jurisdictions
In a guardianship proceeding or conservatorship proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: Hold an evidentiary hearing; Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state; Order that an evaluation […]
§ 29-11-6. Procedure for Testimony of Out of State Witnesses
In a guardianship proceeding or conservatorship proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony […]
§ 29-11-10. Determination of Connection With State
In determining under Code Section 29-11-12 and subsection (e) of Code Section 29-11-20 whether a respondent has a significant connection with a particular state, the court shall consider: The location of the respondent’s family and other persons required to be notified of the guardianship proceeding or conservatorship proceeding; The length of time the respondent at […]
§ 29-11-11. Exclusive Jurisdiction for Appointment
This article provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this state to appoint a guardian or issue a conservatorship order for an adult. History. Code 1981, § 29-11-11 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 563, § 1/HB 954.
§ 29-11-12. Requirements for Jurisdiction
A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a conservatorship order for a respondent if: This state is the respondent’s home state; On the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and: The respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent’s […]
§ 29-11-13. Special Jurisdiction; Emergency Appointment of Guardian
A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under paragraphs (1) through (3) of Code Section 29-11-12 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a respondent who is physically present in this state; Issue a conservatorship order with respect to […]