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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-4-97. Required filings with clerk of court.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-4-97. Required filings with clerk of court.

Pending an action brought by a foreign guardian pursuant to Code Section 29-4-96, an authenticated copy of the letters of guardianship shall be filed with the clerk of the court to become a part of the record, if the case is pending in a court of record, or filed with the papers if the action is a summary proceeding.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-4-97, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.