Georgia § 29-6-4 - Expenditure of minor's funds.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 29-6-4 — Expenditure of minor's funds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-6-4. Expenditure of minor's funds.
The judge of the probate court who, pursuant to Code Section 29-6-1, receives funds due and owing a minor or adult is authorized and directed to pay from the funds so received whatever amount the judge may think necessary for the support, care, education, health, and welfare of the minor or adult, as well as the funeral and burial expenses of the minor or adult, in case of the individual's death, as in the judge's opinion may be proper and right. The expenditures made by the judge shall be final and no liability shall attach to the judge or the judge's bond by reason of the expenditures when made in good faith. (Code 1981, § 29-6-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)
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Section 29-6-4 ("Expenditure of minor's funds.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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