Georgia § 29-4-61 - Appointment of successor guardian and legal counsel; notice to interested parties; hearing.
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§ 29-4-61. Appointment of successor guardian and legal counsel; notice to interested parties; hearing.
The court shall appoint a successor guardian upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the guardian if the appointment of a successor guardian is in the best interest of the ward. The court shall select the successor guardian in the manner provided in Code Section 29-4-3. The court shall appoint legal counsel for the ward. In the event of the resignation or death of the guardian, notice of the proceeding for appointment of a successor guardian shall be given as provided in Code Sections 29-4-50 and 29-4-51. In all other cases, notice of the proceeding for appointment of a successor guardian shall be served personally on the ward and the ward's legal counsel. Notice shall be made by first-class mail to the conservator of the ward, if any, and to the following persons whose whereabouts are known and who must be persons other than the proposed successor guardian: The spouse of the ward; and All adult children of the ward; or If there is no adult child, then at least two adults in the following order of priority: Lineal descendants of the ward; Parents and siblings of the ward; and Friends of the ward. After a hearing which the court deems appropriate, the court shall enter an order appointing the successor guardian. (Code 1981, § 29-4-61 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 11/HB 70.) The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted "29-4-3" for "29-4-11" at the end of the second sentence of subsection (a).
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