The judge of the probate court who, pursuant to Code Section 29-6-1, receives funds due and owing a minor or adult is authorized and directed to pay from the funds so received whatever amount the judge may think necessary for the support, care, education, health, and welfare of the minor or adult, as well as the funeral and burial expenses of the minor or adult, in case of the individual’s death, as in the judge’s opinion may be proper and right. The expenditures made by the judge shall be final and no liability shall attach to the judge or the judge’s bond by reason of the expenditures when made in good faith.
History. Code 1981, § 29-6-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 6 - Judges of Probate Courts as Custodians of Certain Funds
§ 29-6-1. Judges of Probate Courts as Custodians of Certain Funds; Authority to Collect Debts
§ 29-6-2. Employment of Counsel; Payment of Counsel’s Fees
§ 29-6-3. Record-Keeping Requirements of Probate Judge
§ 29-6-4. Expenditure of Minor’s Funds
§ 29-6-5. Ordering of Conservatorship
§ 29-6-6. Requirement to Deposit Excess Funds in Fdic Insured Account
§ 29-6-7. Compensation of Judges
§ 29-6-8. Bonding Requirements
§ 29-6-9. Circumstances Under Which Custodial Property Shall Be Returned