Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD · Chapter 2. GUARDIANS OF MINORS · Article 1. MINORS · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

29-2-2. Qualified individuals to serve as guardian of minor.

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(a)
Only an individual may serve as guardian of a minor.#
(b)
No individual may be appointed as guardian of a minor who:#
1. (1)
  Is a minor, a ward, or a protected person; or#
2. (2)
  Has a conflict of interest with the minor unless the court determines that the conflict of interest is insubstantial or that the appointment would be in the minor’s best interest.#

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, § 29-2-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.

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