"Foreign Guardian" Defined; Required Filings; Bond

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Guardian and Ward
  4. Guardians of Minors
  5. Jurisdiction
  6. Foreign Guardian
  7. "Foreign Guardian" Defined; Required Filings; Bond

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  1. For purposes of this part, the term "foreign guardian" means a guardian or other person who has been given responsibility by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state or territory governed by the Constitution of the United States for the care of a minor and whose guardianship has not been transferred to and accepted in this state pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of this article.
  2. Any foreign guardian of a minor who resides in any other state and who is authorized to sell and convey property of the minor may sell property of the minor which is in this state, under the rules and regulations prescribed for the sale of real estate by conservators of this state, provided that the foreign guardian must file and have recorded in the court or other proper court, at the time of petitioning for sale, an authenticated copy of the letters of appointment as guardian of a minor and must also file with the court or other proper authority bond with good and sufficient security in double the value of the property to be sold for the faithful execution of the guardianship as provided by law.

(Code 1981, §29-2-74, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Guardian and Ward, § 217 et seq.

13 Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Guardian and Ward, § 474 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 39 C.J.S., Guardian and Ward, § 274 et seq.


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