--- title: Title 29. Guardian and Ward collection: code id: code:title:29 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/29 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/29.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/28.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/30.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: GUARDIAN AND WARD section_count: 312 chapter_count: 11 --- # Title 29. Guardian and Ward 312 sections in 11 chapters. Each chapter's twin lists its sections. ## Chapter 1. General Provisions https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-1.md (1 sections; 29-1-1 to 29-1-1) ## Chapter 2. Guardians of Minors https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-2.md (49 sections; 29-2-1 to 29-2-77) - Article 1. Minors (19 sections; 29-2-1 to 29-2-19) - Part 1. General Provisions (2 sections; 29-2-1 to 29-2-2) - Part 2. Parental Rights in Guardian Selection (2 sections; 29-2-3 to 29-2-4) - Part 3. Temporary Guardianship of Minors (4 sections; 29-2-5 to 29-2-8) - Part 4. Standby Guardians (5 sections; 29-2-9 to 29-2-13) - Part 5. Permanent Guardianship (6 sections; 29-2-14 to 29-2-19) - Article 2. Protection of Minor (6 sections; 29-2-20 to 29-2-25) - Article 3. Termination of Guardianship (2 sections; 29-2-30 to 29-2-31) - Article 4. Violations by Guardians (5 sections; 29-2-40 to 29-2-44) - Article 5. Temporary Substitute Guardians (3 sections; 29-2-50 to 29-2-52) - Article 6. Jurisdiction (14 sections; 29-2-60 to 29-2-77) - Part 1. General Provisions (1 sections; 29-2-60 to 29-2-60) - Part 2. Guardianship Appointed (4 sections; 29-2-65 to 29-2-68) - Part 3. Transfer of Guardianship (5 sections; 29-2-69 to 29-2-73) - Part 4. Foreign Guardian (4 sections; 29-2-74 to 29-2-77) ## Chapter 3. Conservators of Minors https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-3.md (68 sections; 29-3-1 to 29-3-120) - Article 1. Property (10 sections; 29-3-1 to 29-3-10) - Article 2. Rights of Minor and Obligations of Conservator (5 sections; 29-3-20 to 29-3-24) - Article 3. Property Obligations of Conservator (7 sections; 29-3-30 to 29-3-36) - Article 4. Bonding of Conservators (10 sections; 29-3-40 to 29-3-49) - Article 5. Compensation of Conservators (5 sections; 29-3-50 to 29-3-54) - Article 6. Accounting for Assets (5 sections; 29-3-60 to 29-3-64) - Article 7. Termination of Conservatorship (2 sections; 29-3-70 to 29-3-71) - Article 8. Successor Conservators (5 sections; 29-3-80 to 29-3-84) - Article 9. Temporary Substitute Conservators (3 sections; 29-3-90 to 29-3-92) - Article 10. Foreign Conservatorships (16 sections; 29-3-100 to 29-3-120) - Part 1. General Provisions (1 sections; 29-3-100 to 29-3-100) - Part 2. Procedure (4 sections; 29-3-105 to 29-3-108) - Part 3. Jurisdiction (5 sections; 29-3-110 to 29-3-114) - Part 4. Foreign Conservator (6 sections; 29-3-115 to 29-3-120) ## Chapter 4. Guardians of Adults https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-4.md (39 sections; 29-4-1 to 29-4-98) - Article 1. General Provisions (3 sections; 29-4-1 to 29-4-3) - Article 2. Procedure for Appointment (9 sections; 29-4-10 to 29-4-18) - Article 3. Protection of the Ward (6 sections; 29-4-20 to 29-4-25) - Article 4. Requirement of Guardian (1 sections; 29-4-30 to 29-4-30) - Article 5. Review and Termination of Guardianship (4 sections; 29-4-40 to 29-4-43) - Article 6. Alternative or Successor Guardians (5 sections; 29-4-50 to 29-4-54) - Article 7. Temporary Substitute Guardians (3 sections; 29-4-60 to 29-4-62) - Article 8. Appellate Proceedings (1 sections; 29-4-70 to 29-4-70) - Article 9. Jurisdiction (7 sections; 29-4-80 to 29-4-98) - Part 1. General Provisions (1 sections; 29-4-80 to 29-4-80) - Part 2. Procedure (1 sections; 29-4-85 to 29-4-85) - Part 3. Transfer of Guardianship (1 sections; 29-4-90 to 29-4-90) - Part 4. Rights and Responsibilities of Foreign Guardians (4 sections; 29-4-95 to 29-4-98) ## Chapter 5. Conservators of Adults https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-5.md (68 sections; 29-5-1 to 29-5-140) - Article 1. Conservators (4 sections; 29-5-1 to 29-5-4) - Article 2. Petition for Appointed Conservator (8 sections; 29-5-10 to 29-5-17) - Article 3. Rights and Responsibilities of Ward (6 sections; 29-5-20 to 29-5-25) - Article 4. Protection of Property Interests (7 sections; 29-5-30 to 29-5-36) - Article 5. Conservator’s Bond and Other Obligations (11 sections; 29-5-40 to 29-5-49.1) - Article 6. Compensation of Conservators (5 sections; 29-5-50 to 29-5-54) - Article 7. Return and Settlement of Accounts (4 sections; 29-5-60 to 29-5-63) - Article 8. Modification and Termination of Conservatorship (3 sections; 29-5-70 to 29-5-72) - Article 9. Dismissal of Conservator (2 sections; 29-5-80 to 29-5-81) - Article 10. Removal of Conservator for Other Reasons (5 sections; 29-5-90 to 29-5-94) - Article 11. Temporary Substitute Conservator (3 sections; 29-5-100 to 29-5-102) - Article 12. Appellate Proceedings (1 sections; 29-5-110 to 29-5-110) - Article 13. Foreign Conservators (9 sections; 29-5-120 to 29-5-140) - Part 1. Removal of Conservators (1 sections; 29-5-120 to 29-5-120) - Part 2. Transfer of Conservatorship (1 sections; 29-5-125 to 29-5-125) - Part 3. Transfer of Conservatorship (1 sections; 29-5-130 to 29-5-130) - Part 4. Foreign Conservatorships (6 sections; 29-5-135 to 29-5-140) ## Chapter 6. Judges of Probate Courts as Custodians of Certain Funds https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-6.md (9 sections; 29-6-1 to 29-6-9) ## Chapter 7. Veterans Affairs Guardians https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-7.md (18 sections; 29-7-1 to 29-7-18) ## Chapter 8. County Guardians https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-8.md (6 sections; 29-8-1 to 29-8-6) ## Chapter 9. Court Proceedings https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-9.md (20 sections; 29-9-1 to 29-9-19) ## Chapter 10. Public Guardians https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-10.md (11 sections; 29-10-1 to 29-10-11) ## Chapter 11. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Jurisdiction Act https://georgiacommons.org/code/29-11.md (23 sections; 29-11-1 to 29-11-42) - Article 1. General Provisions (6 sections; 29-11-1 to 29-11-6) - Article 2. Jurisdiction (9 sections; 29-11-10 to 29-11-18) - Article 3. Transfers (2 sections; 29-11-20 to 29-11-21) - Article 4. Registration and Enforcement (3 sections; 29-11-30 to 29-11-32) - Article 5. Uniformity (3 sections; 29-11-40 to 29-11-42)