Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Court Proceedings
§ 29-9-2. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Representation of Persons Not Sui Juris; Limited Appointment; Identification of Parties in All Petitions; Authority of Conservator or Guardian to Act; Ineligibility of Appointed Counsel to Be Appointed Guar...

History. Code 1981, § 29-9-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 25/HB 70.
The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, designated the existing provisions of subsection (a) as paragraph (a)(1); in paragraph (a)(1), substituted “court, in its discretion,” for “court in its discretion” near the beginning of the first sentence and substituted “requirement for that individual to be served either by personal service or in the manner provided by subsection (a) of Code Section 15-9-17, and” for “requirement that individual be served by personal service and” in the second sentence; redesignated former subsection (b) as present paragraph (a)(2); in paragraph (a)(2), substituted “paragraph (1) of this subsection” for “subsection (a) of this Code section” near the beginning of the first sentence, substituted “such” for “that” three times, substituted “sui juris, and except as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 15-9-17, no” for “sui juris and no” in the second sentence, and inserted “, except as otherwise provided in Code Section 15-9-17,” following “ad litem shall” in the third sentence; redesignated subsections (c) and (d) as paragraph (a)(3) and subparagraph (a)(4)(A), respectively; in subparagraph (a)(4)(A), substituted “guardian to act.” for “guardian to act; provided, however, that” at the end of the second sentence; added subparagraphs (a)(4)(B) and (a)(4)(C); and added subsection (b).
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For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (2017).

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