O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 29-9-1 (2019)

(For effective date, see note.) Application of chapter

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to any proceeding in the court that arises under this title. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be sufficient for proceedings in the court arising under this title, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 11 of Title 9, Chapter 9 of Title 15, and Chapter 11 of this title.

History

(Code 1981, § 29-9-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 24/HB 70.)

Annotations

Delayed effective date. - This Code section, as set out above, becomes effective January 1, 2020. For version of this Code section in effect until January 1, 2020, see the 2019 amendment note.

The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted "Title 9, Chapter 9 of Title 15, and Chapter 11 of this title" for "Title 9 and Chapter 9 of Title 15" at the end of the second sentence of this Code section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2017–2019 · leading case: In Re: Est. Of: Jacqueline Gladstone, 798 S.E.2d 660 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017).
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In Re: Est. Of: Jacqueline Gladstone, 798 S.E.2d 660 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 6× “14 See OCGA §29-9-1. 15 See OCGA § 29-5-93 (a) (“If a conservator commits a breach of fiduciary duty or threatens to commit a breach of fiduciary duty, a ward or an interested person on behalf of the ward shall have a cause of action as appropriate: (1) To recover damages; (2)…”
In Re Est. of Wertzer., 826 S.E.2d 168 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “2 See OCGA §§ 29-9-1 et seq. That chapter allows a court, in its discretion, to appoint a GAL "to represent the interests .”
In re Est. of Phillips, 830 S.E.2d 398 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See OCGA §§ 29-9-1 et seq. OCGA § 29-9-15 provides that Any legal counsel or guardian ad litem who is appointed by the court in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding shall be awarded reasonable fees commensurate with the tasks performed and time devoted to the proceeding,…”
In Re Est. of Mary Elizabeth Phillips (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia governs guardians and wards, and Chapter 9 of that Title guides the court proceedings involving guardians and wards.”
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