Georgia § 29-5-80 - Petition for dismissal of conservator; final return; notice; order dismissing conservator.
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§ 29-5-80. Petition for dismissal of conservator; final return; notice; order dismissing conservator.
Upon the termination of the conservatorship or the resignation of the conservator, the conservator may petition the court for an order dismissing the conservator from office. The petition shall include a final return to the court which covers the period from the latest annual return filed by the conservator. The final return shall contain the information required for annual returns and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 29-5-60. Notice shall be published one time in the newspaper in which sheriff's advertisements are published in the county in which the petition is filed and shall state that any objection must be made in writing and shall designate the date on or before which objections must be filed in the court, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of publication. The court shall examine any objections filed. If no objection is filed or if, upon hearing any objection, the court is satisfied that the order dismissing the conservator from office is appropriate, the court shall enter an order dismissing the conservator from office. Such order shall not bar an action against the conservator or the conservator's surety. (Code 1981, § 29-5-80 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, "less than 30 days" was substituted for "less then 30 days" in the fourth sentence in subsection (a).
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