§ 49-4-170. Grounds for Appointing Personal Representative; Petition by County or District Director
When any otherwise qualified applicant for or recipient of assistance under this chapter or payee, in the case of temporary assistance for needy families, is or shall become unable to manage the assistance payments or otherwise fails so to manage, to the extent that deprivation or hazard to himself or others results, or when, in […]
§ 49-4-171. Hearing on Petition; Appointment, Duties, and Removal of Representative; Court Costs Waived
The court shall summarily order a hearing on the petition and shall cause the applicant or recipient to be served personally with a copy of the petition and order at least five days in advance of the time and place for the hearing. Findings of fact shall be made by the court without a jury; […]
§ 49-4-172. Appeal From Order of Appointment or Removal
Except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, from the order of the court appointing or removing such personal representative, an appeal may be had to the judge of the superior court, who shall hear the matter de novo without a jury. History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 200, § 3; […]
§ 49-4-173. Maintenance of Records by County or District Director; Use of Facts and Findings in Other Proceedings
The court may, for the purposes of this Code section, direct the county or district director of family and children services to maintain records pertaining to all aspects of any personal representative proceedings, which records the court may adopt as the court’s record and in lieu of maintenance of separate records by the court. The […]