When appointed pursuant to subsection (b.1) of Code Section 29-4-3, a duly appointed delegate of the Department of Human Services is authorized to take the oath of guardianship before the judge of any probate court of this state.
History. Code 1981, § 29-9-10 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 509, § 4/HB 394; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 509, § 9/HB 394, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005, and all appointments of guardians of the person made pursuant to former Title 29 shall continue in effect and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions of this Act.
Structure Georgia Code
§ 29-9-1. Application of Chapter
§ 29-9-4. Personal Service; Procedure
§ 29-9-5. Service Upon Current Residence Addresses; Service by Publication
§ 29-9-6. Service Upon Conservator or Guardian
§ 29-9-8. Waiver of Service or Notice; Written Consent
§ 29-9-9. Oaths, Affirmations, and Affidavits
§ 29-9-10. Oath by Department Delegate
§ 29-9-11. Verification of Petitions and Returns; Consolidation and Transfer of Proceedings
§ 29-9-12. Issuance of Citations
§ 29-9-13. Satisfaction of Requirements of Authentication or Exemplification
§ 29-9-13.1. Authentication of Documents
§ 29-9-14. Court Ordered Hearings
§ 29-9-15. Compensation for Legal Counsel or Guardian Ad Litem
§ 29-9-16. Compensation to Physicians, Psychologists, or Licensed Clinical Social Workers
§ 29-9-17. Court Ordered Instruction for Conservator or Guardian
§ 29-9-18. Sealing of Records on Conservatorship or Guardianship
§ 29-9-19. Petitioner for Guardian or Conservator to Submit to Criminal History Records Check