§ 29-2-50. Appointment of Temporary Substitute Guardian; Length of Service; Powers; Notice of Appointment; Application of Chapter
Upon its own motion or on the petition of any interested party, including the minor, the court may appoint a temporary substitute guardian for a minor if it appears to the court that the best interest of the minor requires immediate action. The temporary substitute guardian shall be appointed for a specified period not to […]
§ 29-2-77. Submission to Jurisdiction by Foreign Guardian
A foreign guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the guardianship by: In this state receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property belonging to the minor; or Doing any act as a guardian in this state that would have given this state […]
§ 29-2-51. Appointment of Successor Guardian; Notice; Preference to Selected Individuals; Order of Appointment
The court shall appoint a successor guardian upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the guardian if the appointment of a successor guardian is in the best interest of the minor. The court shall select the successor guardian in the manner provided in Code Section 29-2-16. In the event of the resignation […]
§ 29-3-1. “Personal Property” Defined; Natural Guardian or Next Friend Must Qualify as Conservator; Exception
For purposes of this Code section, the term “personal property” does not include the value of property that is held for the minor’s benefit in trust or by a custodian under Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 44, “The Georgia Transfers to Minors Act.” The natural guardian or next friend of a minor may […]
§ 29-2-52. Delivery of Property to Successor Guardian; Reporting Requirements
Upon the appointment of a successor guardian, the predecessor guardian or the personal representative of a deceased predecessor guardian shall deliver to the successor guardian all property of the minor held by the guardian and shall submit a final status report covering the period since the guardian’s last status report. History. Code 1981, § 29-2-52 […]
§ 29-3-2. Release of Debtor When Collection Doubtful
The natural guardian of a minor who has no conservator may release the debtor and compromise a debt when the collection of the debt is doubtful without becoming the conservator of the minor and without such action being approved by the court if the amount of the debt is not more than $25,000.00. History. Code […]
§ 29-2-60. Petition for Jurisdiction Change; Retention of Jurisdiction for Limited Matters
A guardian may petition to remove the guardianship 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 guardianship to another county in this state, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor. The court of […]
§ 29-2-65. “Guardianship” Defined; Requirements of Petition for Transfer
For purposes of this part and Part 3 of this article, the term “guardianship” refers to a legal relationship in which a person is given responsibility by a foreign court for the care of a minor, thereby becoming a guardian. A guardian who has been appointed by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction may petition […]
§ 29-2-66. Notice to Minor and Foreign Court; Requirements of Notice; Notice to Others; Waiver of Notice Requirements
Notice and a copy of the petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship 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 […]
§ 29-2-67. Hearing on Petition for Receipt and Acceptance of Foreign Guardian; Stay of Proceedings Authorized if Protest
On 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 guardian. If any interested person challenges the validity of the foreign guardianship or the authority of the foreign court to appoint […]