2006 Georgia Code - 29-5-130

29-5-130. (a) A conservator may petition the Georgia court which has jurisdiction over the conservatorship to transfer the conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the ward has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction. (b) The ward may be presumed to have moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction if: (1) The ward has resided in the foreign jurisdiction for more than 12 consecutive months; (2) The conservator notifies the court that the ward will move or has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction; or (3) A foreign court of competent jurisdiction notifies the court of the filing of a petition for conservatorship for the ward in the foreign jurisdiction. (c) To facilitate the transfer of the conservatorship the court may order the conservator to file a petition for receipt and acceptance of the conservatorship in the foreign jurisdiction. (d) If the foreign jurisdiction does not have a procedure for receiving and accepting a foreign conservatorship, the court may order the conservator to file a petition for conservatorship in the foreign jurisdiction.

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