History. Code 1981, § 29-11-31 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 563, § 1/HB 954; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 33/HB 70.
The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, designated the existing first sentence of this Code section as subsection (a); added subsection (b); designated the existing second sentence as paragraph (c)(1); in paragraph (c)(1), added “as this chapter” at the end; and added paragraph (c)(2).
Editor’s notes.
The Uniform Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at O.C.G.A. § 29-11-1 et seq.