§ 29-3-120. Payment of Funds or Return of Property to Foreign Conservator on Minor’s Behalf
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 foreign conservator of the minor. Payment of the debt or delivery of the property may be made upon proof that the foreign conservator has been appointed and is […]
§ 29-3-115. “Foreign Conservator” Defined; Sale of Minor’s Property
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 state or territory governed by the Constitution of the United States for the care of the property of a minor and whose conservatorship has not been transferred to […]
§ 29-3-116. Right of Foreign Conservator to Bring Action
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 to the foreign conservator in his or her capacity as conservator. History. Code 1981, § 29-3-116 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.
§ 29-3-117. Filing of Letters of Conservatorship
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 the court to become a part of the record if the case is pending in a court of record, or filed with the papers if the action […]
§ 29-3-118. Submission of Foreign Conservator to Jurisdiction
A foreign conservator submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the conservatorship by: Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property in this state belonging to the minor; or Doing any act as a conservator in this state that would have given this state […]
§ 29-3-119. Rights of Interested Parties Prior to Sale of Minor’s Assets
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 court to compel the foreign conservator to protect his or her interest according to equity and good conscience before selling the minor’s assets or removing the minor’s […]
§ 29-3-100. Petition for Removal to Jurisdiction Where Minor Resides; Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Bond; Authority; Liability of Surety; Retention of Jurisdiction by Initial Court
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. Upon the filing of a petition to remove the conservatorship to another county in this state, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor. The court of […]
§ 29-3-105. “Conservatorship” Defined; Petition for Transfer of Jurisdiction; Requirements of Petition
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 a court of competent jurisdiction for the care of the property of a minor, thereby becoming a conservator. A conservator who has been appointed by a foreign court […]
§ 29-3-106. Notice and Other Procedural Requirements
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: State that the minor has a right to a hearing on the petition; Inform the minor of the procedure to exercise the minor’s right to a hearing; and State that […]
§ 29-3-107. Hearing
Upon the court’s own motion or upon timely motion by the minor or by any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the petition for receipt and acceptance of the foreign conservator. If any interested person challenges the validity of the foreign conservator or the authority of the foreign court to appoint […]