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title: O.C.G.A. § 22-2-21. Direction of notice where owner a minor or under disability; appointment of guardian ad litem.
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# O.C.G.A. § 22-2-21. Direction of notice where owner a minor or under disability; appointment of guardian ad litem.

(a) If the owner of the property or of any interest therein is a minor or under any disability whatsoever, notice of condemnation shall be served upon his or her guardian.

(b) If there is no guardian, notice shall be served personally on the minor and on the judge of the probate court of the county where the property or interest is located. The judge shall thereupon appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the minor in the litigation.

(c) If the judge of the probate court is disqualified, by reason of interest or other cause, notice shall be served on the clerk of the superior court of the county where the property or interest is located, who shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the minor.

## History

Ga. L. 1894, p. 95, §§ 5-7; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4661, 4662, 4663; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5210, 5211, 5212; Code 1933, §§ 36-305, 36-306, 36-307; Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 4.1.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005, and all appointments of guardians of the person or property made pursuant to former Title 29 shall continue in effect and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions of this Act.’’