Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-9-17. Serving a Minor or Incapacitated Adult

History. Code 1981, § 15-9-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 725, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 1-17/SB 436; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-15/HB 865.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsections (a) and (b).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), inserted “notice on”, “by law or ordered by the probate court”, and “of notice” in the introductory text; inserted “, return receipt requested” in paragraph (a)(1); and substituted “guardian” for “legal guardian or guardian ad litem” twice in paragraph (a)(2); in subsection (b), inserted “of service”, substituted “such guardian” for “the legal guardian or guardian ad litem”, inserted “service by”, substituted “on such” for “to the”, inserted “probate”, and inserted “of notice” at the end; and added subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to paragraph (1) is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Law reviews.
For note on the 1994 enactment of this Code section, see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 97 (1994).

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