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Call Now: 904-383-7448Any 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, including any appeals.
(Code 1981, §29-9-15, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)
- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-13 are included in the annotations for this Code section.
"Expenses" in former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-13(a) are not expenses of litigation but rather are tantamount to "costs" incurred in a judicial proceeding brought pursuant to former O.C.G.A. Title 29, Chapter 5. In re Olliff, 184 Ga. App. 846, 363 S.E.2d 158 (1987), aff'd, 258 Ga. 157, 366 S.E.2d 289 (1988) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-13).
Individual who successfully defended against a petition for guardianship was not entitled to recover expenses and attorney's fees under former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-13. In re Olliff, 184 Ga. App. 846, 363 S.E.2d 158 (1987), aff'd, 258 Ga. 157, 366 S.E.2d 289 (1988) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 29-5-13).
- 39 C.J.S., Guardian and Ward, §§ 114, 225, 226, 273.
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