2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 29 - GUARDIAN AND WARD
CHAPTER 4 - GUARDIANS OF ADULTS
ARTICLE 9 - JURISDICTION
PART 3 - TRANSFER OF GUARDIANSHIP
§ 29-4-92 - Notice and petition to transfer guardianship

O.C.G.A. 29-4-92 (2010)
29-4-92. Notice and petition to transfer guardianship


(a) Notice and a copy of the petition to transfer a guardianship 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:

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

(2) State 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 guardianship shall be provided to the foreign court to which the guardianship is to be transferred.

(c) Notice and a copy of the petition shall be mailed 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 guardianship by this state.