Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD · Chapter 11. UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT · Article 2. JURISDICTION

29-11-10. Determination of connection with state.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

In determining under Code Section 29-11-12 and subsection (e) of Code Section 29-11-20 whether a respondent has a significant connection with a particular state, the court shall consider:
(1)
The location of the respondent’s family and other persons required to be notified of the guardianship proceeding or conservatorship proceeding;#
(2)
The length of time the respondent at any time was physically present in the state and the duration of any absence;#
(3)
The location of the respondent’s property;#
(4)
The extent to which the respondent has ties to the state such as voting registration, state or local tax return filing, vehicle registration, driver’s license, social relationship, and receipt of services; and#
(5)
The extent to which the respondent considers or, in the absence of an impairment of mental faculties, would consider himself or herself to have a significant connection with the state.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 29-11-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 563, § 1/HB 954.

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