A missing person for whose estate a conservator has been appointed may at any time petition the probate court that has jurisdiction over the conservator for an order terminating the conservatorship. Upon a finding by the court that the petitioner is in fact the missing individual, the court shall enter an order terminating the conservatorship and directing the conservator to make a final return to the court and to pay over and deliver all funds and property in the conservator’s hands to the missing individual.
History. Code 1981, § 53-9-15 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 9 - Missing Persons and Persons Believed to Be Dead
§ 53-9-10. “Missing” Defined; Petition for Conservator
§ 53-9-11. Factors Considered by Court; Qualifications
§ 53-9-12. Contents of Petition
§ 53-9-13. Procedure on Petition; Laws Applicable To, and Oath and Bond Of, Conservator
§ 53-9-14. Report of Conservator; Court Order
§ 53-9-15. Termination of Conservatorship
§ 53-9-16. Final Return; Delivery of Funds or Property to Personal Representative