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(Orig. Code 1863, § 1648; Code 1868, § 1693; Code 1873, § 1694; Code 1882, § 1694; Civil Code 1895, § 1828; Civil Code 1910, § 2185; Code 1933, § 79-405.)
- Guardians, T. 29, C. 2.
- Law did not refer to situations where ward was inmate at state hospital at time of guardian's appointment, was never in the custody of the guardian, and had been declared sane some years prior to the ward's death, and the sole remaining contact with the guardian at the time of the ward's death was with reference to whether a certain disbursement made by the guardian was proper. Fuller v. Weekes, 105 Ga. App. 790, 125 S.E.2d 662, rev'd on other grounds, 218 Ga. 515, 128 S.E.2d 715 (1962).
Cited in Ocean Accident & Guarantee Co. v. Lovern, 90 Ga. App. 708, 83 S.E.2d 862 (1954); Bennet v. Bennet, 212 Ga. 292, 92 S.E.2d 11 (1956); Edwards v. Lampkin, 112 Ga. App. 128, 144 S.E.2d 119 (1965).
- 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Domicil, § 47 et seq.
- 28 C.J.S., Domicile, § 31.
- Determination of dwelling place and living conditions of one adjudged incompetent, 131 A.L.R. 289.
Change of state or national domicile of mental incompetent, 96 A.L.R.2d 1236.
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