§ 29-5-101. Appointment of Successor Conservators; Appointment of Legal Counsel; Notice to Interested Individuals; Order Appointing Successor Conservator
The court shall appoint a successor conservator upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the conservator if the appointment of a successor conservator is in the best interest of the ward. The court shall select the successor conservator in the manner provided in Code Section 29-5-3. The court shall appoint legal counsel […]
§ 29-5-60. Verified Return Required Annually; Change of Reporting Period; Production of Documents; Failure to File Return
Each year, within 60 days of the anniversary date of qualification, every conservator shall file with the court a verified return consisting of a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the conservatorship during the year preceding the anniversary date of qualification, an updated inventory consisting of a statement of the assets and liabilities of […]
§ 29-5-102. Delivery of Property by Predecessor Conservator to Successor Conservator; Final Return
Upon the appointment of a successor conservator, the predecessor conservator or the personal representative of a deceased predecessor conservator shall deliver to the successor conservator all property of the ward held by the conservator and shall submit a final return covering the period since the conservator’s last annual return. The surety of the predecessor conservator […]
§ 29-5-61. Interim Settlement of Accounts
At any time after the six-month period following qualification, but not more frequently than once every 24 months, a conservator may petition the court for an interim settlement of accounts. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the ward upon the filing of the petition for an interim settlement of accounts. The petition […]
§ 29-5-110. Proceedings for Appeal; Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem; Bond and Security Prior to Removal; Liability of Surety of Predecessor Conservator; Jurisdiction
Except as provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, the ward, individually or by the ward’s legal counsel, representative, or guardian ad litem, or the petitioner may appeal any final order of the court to the superior court in the county in which the proceedings were held. The appeal shall be in […]
§ 29-5-62. Objection and Hearings on Interim Settlement Issues
Any interested person may file an objection to the conservator’s interim settlement of accounts. Upon receipt of objections or upon the court’s own motion, the court shall hold a hearing in which it shall consider all objections, hear evidence, and determine whether the conservator shall be discharged from liability for the period covered by the […]
§ 29-5-63. Judgments Against Conservator and Surety
If the court finds that the conservator is liable to the ward, the court shall enter a judgment against the conservator and any surety in the amount of such liability. History. Code 1981, § 29-5-63 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.
§ 29-5-44. Payment of Bond Premium
A conservator who is required to give bond, and who has given as security on the bond one or more licensed commercial sureties, may pay any bond premium from the estate. When the guardian is required to give bond pursuant to Code Section 29-4-30, the conservator shall, upon the request of the guardian, pay any […]
§ 29-5-45. Liability of Surety in Event Conservatorship Is Void
If the appointment of a conservator for any cause is declared void, the surety of that conservator shall nevertheless be responsible on the bond for any property received by the conservator. History. Code 1981, § 29-5-45 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.
§ 29-5-46. Joint and Several Liability of Conservator and Surety
The conservator and any surety shall be held and deemed joint and several obligors and may be subjected jointly and severally to liability in the same action. When a conservator moves beyond the limits of this state, dies, and leaves an unrepresented estate, or is in a position that an attachment may be issued as […]