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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-11-42. Application.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-11-42. Application.

(a) This chapter shall apply to guardianship proceedings and conservatorship proceedings begun on or after July 1, 2016.

(b) Articles 1, 3, and 4 of this chapter and Code Sections 29-11-40 and 29-11-41 shall apply to proceedings begun before July 1, 2016, regardless of whether a guardianship order or conservatorship order has been issued.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-11-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 563, § 1/HB 954.