Section 29-5-132. Notice and service upon ward, interested parties, and court

   (a) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall be served personally on the ward not less than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing. The notice shall state:

   (1) The date that the hearing shall be held; and

   (2) That the ward has the right to independent legal counsel and that the court shall appoint legal counsel for the ward unless the ward has retained counsel or legal counsel has been appointed by the foreign court to represent the ward in the receipt and acceptance of the guardianship.

(b) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer the conservatorship shall be provided to the foreign court to which the conservatorship is to be transferred.

(c) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign jurisdiction shall be mailed by first-class mail to all other persons named in the petition. The notice shall inform these persons of the date of the hearing and of their right to file objections to the transfer of the conservatorship by this state.

Code 1981, § 29-5-132, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.