§ 29-4-97. Required Filings With Clerk of Court
Pending an action brought by a foreign guardian pursuant to Code Section 29-4-96, an authenticated copy of the letters of guardianship 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 […]
§ 29-4-98. Submission to Jurisdiction; Registration of Guardianship Order
A foreign guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the guardianship by: Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property in this state belonging to the ward; Doing any act as a guardian in this state that would have given this state jurisdiction […]
§ 29-4-80. Removal to Jurisdiction Where Ward Resides; Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Certification and Transfer of Records; Scope of Jurisdiction
A guardian may petition to remove the guardianship to the jurisdiction of the court of the county in this state in which the ward resides. Upon the filing of a petition to remove the guardianship to another county in this state, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the ward. The court of […]
§ 29-4-95. “Foreign Guardian” Defined; Sale of Ward’s Property
For purposes of this part, a “foreign guardian” is a guardian 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 an incapacitated adult referred to as the “ward” and whose guardianship has not […]
§ 29-4-96. Power to Recover Property
A foreign guardian may institute an action in any court in this state to enforce any right or to recover any property belonging to the ward or accruing to the foreign guardian as such. History. Code 1981, § 29-4-96 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.