Transfer of Jurisdiction in Event Minor Has Permanently Moved; Determining Minor's Residential Status; Filings

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Guardian and Ward
  4. Conservators of Minors
  5. Foreign Conservatorships
  6. Jurisdiction
  7. Transfer of Jurisdiction in Event Minor Has Permanently Moved; Determining Minor's Residential Status; Filings

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  1. A conservator may petition the Georgia court which has jurisdiction over the conservatorship to transfer the conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the minor has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction.
  2. The minor may be presumed to have moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction if:
    1. The minor has resided in the foreign jurisdiction for more than 12 consecutive months;
    2. The conservator notifies the court that the minor will move or has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction; or
    3. A foreign court of competent jurisdiction notifies the court of the filing of a petition for conservatorship for the minor in the foreign jurisdiction.
  3. To facilitate the transfer of conservatorship the court may order the conservator to file a petition for receipt and acceptance of the conservatorship in the foreign jurisdiction.
  4. If the foreign jurisdiction does not have a procedure for receiving and accepting a foreign conservatorship, the court may order the conservator to file a petition for conservatorship in the foreign jurisdiction.

(Code 1981, §29-3-110, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)


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