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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-4-4. Proceedings ex parte or in execution of protective powers; petition.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-4-4. Proceedings ex parte or in execution of protective powers; petition.

All ex parte proceedings or proceedings for the execution of the protective powers of equity over trust estates or the estates of wards of equity shall be initiated by presenting a petition to the court. The court may order such other proceedings as the necessity of each case demands.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 4130; Code 1868, § 4162; Code 1873, § 4221; Code 1882, § 4221; Civil Code 1895, § 4863; Civil Code 1910, § 5436; Code 1933, § 37-1301.