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Título 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD · Capítulo 9. COURT PROCEEDINGS

29-9-16. Compensation for tasks performed and expenses relating to examination or attendance at hearing.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    For the evaluation or examination required by subsection (d) of Code Section 29-4-11, subsection (c) of Code Section 29-4-15, subsection (b) of Code Section 29-4-42, subsection (d) of Code Section 29-5-11, subsection (c) of Code Section 29-5-15, or subsection (b) of Code Section 29-5-71, the evaluating physician, psychologist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health, professional counselor, or licensed clinical social worker shall receive a reasonable fee commensurate with the task performed, plus actual expenses.#

  2. (b)

    In the event the attendance of the evaluating physician, psychologist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health, professional counselor, or licensed clinical social worker shall be required by the court for a hearing under subsection (d) of Code Section 29-4-12, subsection (a) of Code Section 29-4-16, subsection (b) of Code Section 29-4-42, subsection (d) of Code Section 29-5-12, subsection (a) of Code Section 29-5-16, or subsection (b) of Code Section 29-5-71, other than pursuant to a subpoena requested by a party to the proceeding, the evaluating physician, psychologist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health, professional counselor, or licensed clinical social worker shall receive a reasonable fee commensurate with the task performed, plus actual expenses.#

  3. (c)

    All fees and expenses payable under subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be assessed by the court and paid in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 29-9-3.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 29-9-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 30/HB 70; Ga. L. 2025, p. 402, § 23/HB 36, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: “For the evaluation or examination required by subsection (d) of Code Section 29-4-11 or subsection (d) of Code Section 29-5-11, the evaluating physician, psychologist, or licensed clinical social worker shall receive a reasonable fee commensurate with the task performed, plus actual expenses. For the hearing under subsection (d) of Code Section 29-4-12 or subsection (d) of Code Section 29-5-12, the evaluating physician, psychologist, or licensed clinical social worker shall receive an amount not to exceed $75.00 plus actual expenses.” The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, substituted “psychologist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health, professional counselor, or” for “psychologist, or” once in subsection (a) and twice in subsection (b).

Law reviews

For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 327 (2019).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t27-t30-(v22)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V22, edición 2018, suplemento de 2025, páginas 242 a 243; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo b54071b79715.