Chapter 5. Guardians of Incapacitated Adults

Article 1. Conservators

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-1 Appointment of Conservator For Adult
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-2 Qualified Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-3 Order For Preference In Appointing Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-4 Affidavit For Payment, Delivery, Transfer, Or Issuance
• § 29-5-5 Et Seq. [Repealed]

Article 2. Appointment

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-10 Petition For Appointment of Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-11 Court Review of Petition; Procedure Upon Determination of Probable Cause
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-12 Court Review of Pleadings and Evaluation Report
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-13 Order Granting Conservatorship
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-14 Petition For Appointment of Emergency Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-15 Court Review of Petition For Emergency Conservatorship; Procedure Upon Determination of Probable Cause
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-16 Emergency Conservatorship Hearing
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-17 Hearing Expenses

Article 3. Rights of Ward

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-20 Ward's Rights
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-21 Powers Removed From Ward
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-22 Powers, Responsibilities, and Liability of Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-23 Additional Powers
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-24 Conflict of Interest
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-25 Oath Or Affirmation

Article 4. Protection of Property

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-30 Inventory and Management Plan
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-31 Retention of Property
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-32 Investment of Estate Funds
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-33 Form of Investments
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-34 Exercise of Prudent Judgment; Authority to Invest
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-35 Sale of Property
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-36 Estate Plan Transfers

Article 5. Conservator's Bond

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-40 Bond
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-41 Bond Conditions
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-42 Reduction In Value of Bond
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-43 Insufficient Bond
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-44 Payment of Bond Premium
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-45 Void Appointment
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-46 Liability of Conservator and Surety
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-47 Levy On Property
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-48 Execution of Levy
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-49 Discharging of Surety

Article 6. Compensation

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-50 Conservator Compensation
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-51 Expenses
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-52 Extra Compensation
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-53 Compensation From Corporation Or Other Business Enterprise
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-54 Reasonable Compensation to Emergency Conservator Or Temporary Substitute Conservator

Article 7. Conservator's Return and Settlement of Accounts

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-60 Conservator's Return
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-61 Interim Settlement of Accounts
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-62 Objections; Hearing
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-63 Judgment Against Conservator

Article 8. Modification and Termination

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-70 Unjust Denial of Ward's Rights
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-71 Modification of Conservatorship
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-72 Termination of Conservatorship

Article 9. Dismissal

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-80 Dismissal of Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-81 Final Settlement of Conservator's Accounts

Article 10. Removal

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-90 Resignation of Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-91 Successor Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-92 Revocation Or Suspension of Letters of Conservatorship
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-93 Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-94 Time Limit On Actions Against Conservator

Article 11. Temporary Substitute Conservator

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-100 Temporary Substitute Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-101 Appointment of Successor Conservator
• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-102 Delivery of Property to Successor Conservator

Article 12. Appellate Proceedings

• O.C.G.A. § 29-5-110 Appeal

Article 13. Foreign Conservators

• Part 1. Removal
• Part 2. Petition For Transfer to This State
• Part 3. Petition to Transfer to Foreign Court
• Part 4. Foreign Conservators