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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD · Chapter 3. CONSERVATORS OF MINORS · Article 4. BONDING OF CONSERVATORS

29-3-43. Requirement of additional bond; notice in event of sureties deficiencies; revocation of letters of conservatorship.

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

  1. (a)

    When it comes to the attention of the court, either by annual return or otherwise:#

    1. (1)

      That additional personal property has accrued to the minor by descent, gift, or otherwise or that for any other reason the bond or security of the conservator fails to comply with the minimum statutory bond amount set forth in Code Section 29-3-40; or#

    2. (2)

      That the bond or security is otherwise insufficient in the judgment of the court,#

    3. the court shall give notice to the conservator to appear and give additional bond or security. Notice shall be mailed by first-class mail to the conservator and to the surety on the conservator’s bond. If the conservator fails to comply with the notice, the court may revoke the letters of conservatorship in accordance with Code Section 29-3-82.

  2. (b)

    When it comes to the attention of the court that the surety on the conservator’s bond has died, become insolvent, or removed from this state or if from other cause the security becomes insufficient, the court may give notice to the conservator to appear give other and sufficient security. Notice shall be mailed by first-class mail to the conservator and to the surety on the conservator’s bond. If the conservator fails to comply with the notice, the court may revoke the letters of conservatorship in accordance with Code Section 29-3-82.#

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, § 29-3-43, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.

Cross references

Application by surety or personal representative to be relieved and requirement that thereupon guardian give other security or be discharged, § 29-2-52.

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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, pages 534 to 535; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 62359f240c92.