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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-2-77. Submission to jurisdiction by foreign guardian.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-2-77. Submission to jurisdiction by foreign guardian.

A foreign guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the guardianship by:

(1) In this state receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property belonging to the minor; or

(2) Doing any act as a guardian in this state that would have given this state jurisdiction over the actor as an individual.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-2-77, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.