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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-3-6. Power to appoint conservator.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-3-6. Power to appoint conservator.

(a) The court of the county in which a minor is found or in which the proposed conservator is domiciled shall have the power to appoint a conservator for the minor.

(b) If a nonresident minor has property in this state, the judge of the court of the county in which the property is located may appoint a conservator who shall have control only over such property.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-3-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 805, § 6/SB 534.

## Cross References

Jurisdiction of courts to appoint guardian of child, § 15-11-6. Appointment of guardian ad litem in probate proceedings, § 53-3-19 (Pre-1998 Probate Code). Provision that surviving spouse under 18 years may take share of estate without intervention of guardian, § 53-4-2(3) (Pre-1998 Probate Code).

## Law Reviews

For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969). For article, ‘‘Trusts for Dependents: Effect of Georgia’s Support Obligation on Federal Income Taxation,’’ see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 323 (1972). For article, ‘‘Wills, Trusts & Administration of Estates,’’ see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 499 (2001).