§ 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 […]
§ 29-3-120. 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 […]
§ 29-3-110. Transfer of Jurisdiction in Event Minor Has Permanently Moved; Determining Minor’s Residential Status; Filings
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 has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction. The minor may be presumed to have moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction if: The minor has resided in the foreign […]
§ 29-3-111. Requirements of Petition to Transfer Conservatorship
The petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall include the following: The name and address of the foreign court to which the conservatorship shall be transferred and an authenticated copy of the petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign conservatorship if previously filed in the foreign court; A listing of any […]
§ 29-3-112. Notice
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 prior to the date set for the hearing. The notice shall state: The date that the hearing shall be held; and That the minor has the right to […]
§ 29-3-113. 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 to transfer the conservatorship. History. Code 1981, § 29-3-113 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 29/HB 95.