All ex parte proceedings or proceedings for the execution of the protective powers of equity over trust estates or the estates of wards of equity shall be initiated by presenting a petition to the court. The court may order such other proceedings as the necessity of each case demands.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 4130; Code 1868, § 4162; Code 1873, § 4221; Code 1882, § 4221; Civil Code 1895, § 4863; Civil Code 1910, § 5436; Code 1933, § 37-1301.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 23-4-1. Consolidation of Actions
§ 23-4-2. How Extraordinary Remedies Claimed
§ 23-4-3. Claim of Legal and Equitable Relief by Defendant
§ 23-4-4. Proceedings Ex Parte or in Execution of Protective Powers; Petition
§ 23-4-5. Receipt of and Action on Petition; Transmittal of Proceedings to Clerk