Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD · Chapter 5. CONSERVATORS OF ADULTS · Article 10. REMOVAL OF CONSERVATOR FOR OTHER REASONS

29-5-93. Cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty.

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(a)
If a conservator commits a breach of fiduciary duty or threatens to commit a breach of fiduciary duty, a ward or an interested person on behalf of the ward shall have a cause of action as appropriate:#
1. (1)
  To recover damages;#
2. (2)
  To compel performance of the conservator’s duties;#
3. (3)
  To enjoin the commission of a breach of fiduciary duty; or#
4. (4)
  To compel the redress of a breach of fiduciary duty by payment of money or otherwise.#
(b)
When the ward’s assets are misapplied and can be traced into the hands of persons who have notice of the misapplication, a trust shall attach to the assets.#
(c)
The provision of remedies for breach of fiduciary duty by this Code section does not prevent resort to any other appropriate remedy provided by statute or common law.#

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, § 29-5-93, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.

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