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O.C.G.A. § 29-5-63 — Judgments against conservator and surety | Georgia Code
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TITLE 29 GUARDIAN AND WARD

Section 5. Conservators of Adults, 29-5-1 through 29-5-140.

ARTICLE 7 RETURN AND SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

29-5-63. Judgments against conservator and surety.

If the court finds that the conservator is liable to the ward, the court shall enter a judgment against the conservator and any surety in the amount of such liability.

(Code 1981, §29-5-63, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Liability for punitive damages.

- Conservator's bond pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 29-5-40 et seq. does not cover punitive damages. In re Estate of Gladstone, 303 Ga. 547, 814 S.E.2d 1 (2018).

Judgment that a conservator's bond covered punitive damages even though such damages were not expressly provided for under O.C.G.A. § 29-5-40 et seq. or under the provisions of the bond itself was reversed because a conservator's bond pursuant to § 29-5-40 et seq. does not cover punitive damages. In re Estate of Gladstone, 303 Ga. 547, 814 S.E.2d 1 (2018).

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