In some cases, no one can be found who will consent to medical procedures for a patient. O.C.G.A. § 29-4-18…
If an emergency guardianship is warranted, O.C.G.A. § 29-4-16 sets the requirements for how the hearing is conducted. O.C.G.A. §…
In CL SNF, LLC v. Fountain (Ga. Supreme Court September 21, 2021), the Georgia Supreme Court reversed CL SNF, LLC…
Outline of Georgia Guardianship and Conservatorship Process and Timeline Process Begins When Petition is filed O.C.G.A. § 29-4-10(a). Any interested…
In Georgia, O.C.G.A. § 29-5-60(a) requires that Conservators, "[e]ach year, within 60 days of the anniversary date of qualification, ...…
In Cruver v. Mitchell, Medicaid had paid many of Mitchell's expenses until shortly before the hearing. Appellants, however, had decided…
If a Guardianship Petition moves forward, O.C.G.A. § 29-4-11(d) describes the required evaluation and how it works: (1) If the…
Georgia has adopted the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. See O.C.G.A. § 29-11-1. et seq. That means,…