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Title 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD · Chapter 2. GUARDIANS OF MINORS · Article 4. VIOLATIONS BY GUARDIANS

29-2-42. Requirement of guardian to answer charges affecting obligations as guardian; revocation of guardianship; impact on other proceedings.

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

  1. (a)

    Upon the petition of any interested person or whenever it appears to the court that good cause may exist to revoke or suspend the letters of guardianship or to impose sanctions, the court shall cite the guardian to answer the charge. The court shall investigate the allegations and may require such accounting as the court deems appropriate. The court may appoint a temporary substitute guardian for the minor during the investigation.#

  2. (b)

    Upon investigation the court may in its discretion:#

    1. (1)

      Revoke or suspend the letters of guardianship;#

    2. (2)

      Require additional security;#

    3. (3)

      Reduce or deny compensation to the guardian or impose such other sanction or sanctions as the court deems appropriate; and#

    4. (4)

      Issue any other order as in the court’s judgment is appropriate under the circumstances of the case.#

  3. (c)

    The revocation or suspension of letters of guardianship shall not abate any action pending for or against the guardian. The successor guardian shall be made a party to the action in the manner provided in Code Section 9-11-25.#

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, § 29-2-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 29/HB 95.

Law reviews

For article on the problems and benefits of multiple fiduciaries in estate planning, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 355 (1981). For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (2008).

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

Text read from t27-t30-(v22)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V22, 2018 edition, page 466; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 62359f240c92.