Georgia Code
Article 2 - Petition for Appointed Conservator
§ 29-5-14. Appointment of Emergency Conservator; Requirements of Petition

History. Code 1981, § 29-5-14 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 15/HB 70.
The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted the present provisions of subsection (a) for the former provisions, which read: “Any interested person, including the proposed ward, may file a petition for the appointment of an emergency conservator. The petition shall be filed in the court of the county in which the proposed ward is domiciled or is found.

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Georgia Code

Title 29 - Guardian and Ward

Chapter 5 - Conservators of Adults

Article 2 - Petition for Appointed Conservator

§ 29-5-10. Petition for Appointment of Conservator; Requirements of Petition

§ 29-5-11. Prerequisite Finding Prior to Appointment of Conservator; Notice; Evaluation; Written Report

§ 29-5-12. Judicial Review and Proceedings

§ 29-5-13. Requirements of Order Granting Conservatorship; Service; Obligation of Legal Counsel; Filing of Certificate of Conservatorship With Court

§ 29-5-14. Appointment of Emergency Conservator; Requirements of Petition

§ 29-5-15. Review of Petition; Dismissal; Requirements of Court Upon Finding Need for Emergency Conservator

§ 29-5-16. Emergency Conservatorship Hearing; Limitations on Powers of Emergency Conservator