Georgia § 53-6-35 - Appointment.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-6-35 — Appointment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-6-35. Appointment.
The probate court of each county shall appoint a county administrator whose duty shall be to take charge of all estates unrepresented and not likely to be represented. In all counties of this state the probate court is authorized to appoint, in the same manner as the county administrator is appointed, one or more additional county administrators who shall have the same powers, duties, and authority and be subject to the same laws, including Chapter 8 of Title 29, relating to county guardians, as county administrators. The order appointing the county administrator shall be entered on the minutes of the probate court and the original shall be placed in the possession of the county administrator. (Code 1981, § 53-6-35 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1352, § 15; Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 8.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, a comma was inserted after "duties" in subsection (b). Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005, and all appointments of guardians of the person or property made pursuant to former Title 29 shall continue in effect and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions of this Act." Law reviews. - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (1997).
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Section 53-6-35 ("Appointment.") 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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