Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Court Proceedings
§ 29-9-6. Service Upon Conservator or Guardian

If one or more unsuccessful attempts at personal service are made by the sheriff or deputy upon a conservator or guardian appointed in this state at the last known address of the conservator or guardian that appears in the court records and it appears to the court that further attempts are likely to be futile, then service shall be sufficient upon the conservator or guardian if the citation is mailed by first-class mail to the last known address of the conservator or guardian.
History. Code 1981, § 29-9-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 29 - Guardian and Ward

Chapter 9 - Court Proceedings

§ 29-9-1. Application of Chapter

§ 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...

§ 29-9-3. Assessment of Costs, Compensation, Fees, and Expenses; Factors; Enforcement; Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation

§ 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

§ 29-9-7. Judge’s Discretion on Notice, Service, and Additional Time for Proceedings; Additional Notice Requirements for Persons Residing in Another State

§ 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