GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD |
Chapter 5. CONSERVATORS OF ADULTS |
Article 13. FOREIGN CONSERVATORS |
Part 3. TRANSFER OF CONSERVATORSHIP |
Section 29-5-131. Requirements of petition to transfer to foreign jurisdiction
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- The petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall include the following:
(1) The name and address of the foreign court to which the conservatorship shall be transferred and an authenticated copy of the petition for receipt and acceptance of a foreign conservatorship if previously filed in the foreign court;
(2) A listing of any other conservatorship petitions that are pending in any jurisdiction and the names and addresses of the courts where the petitions have been filed;
(3) The petitioner's name, address, and county of domicile;
(4) The name, age, and current address of the ward and the new or proposed address of the ward;
(5) The names and addresses of the following, if living:
(A) The spouse of the ward; and
(B) All children of the ward; or
(C) If there are no adult children, then at least two adults in the following order of priority:
(i) Lineal descendants of the ward;
(ii) Parents and siblings of the ward; and
(iii) Friends of the ward;
(6) The name and address of the person responsible for the care and custody of the ward, if other than the petitioner, and of any other conservator currently serving;
(7) The name and address of the ward's guardian, if any;
(8) The name and address of the surety on the conservator's bond;
(9) The name and address of any legal representative, other than the petitioner, including any legal counsel, guardian ad litem, or court visitor appointed by the foreign court for the ward;
(10) The reason for moving the ward; and
(11) The reason the transfer of the conservatorship is in the ward's best interest.
Code 1981, § 29-5-131, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.