Georgia § 29-3-5 Nomination of testamentary conservator; no notice, bond, or security required; rights, powers, and duties

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§ 29-3-5 — Nomination of testamentary conservator; no notice, bond, or security required; rights, powers, and duties

Georgia § 29-3-5

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O.C.G.A. § 29-3-5 (2026).

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(a)Every parent, by will, may nominate a testamentary conservator for the parent's minor child for the property that passes to the minor under the parent's will.

(b)Upon probate of the will, letters of conservatorship shall be issued to the individual nominated in the parent's will who shall serve as testamentary conservator without notice or hearing.

(c)A testamentary conservator shall not be required to give bond and security on the property that passes to the minor under the parent's will, except in the case of waste committed or apprehended, in which case the court may require a bond and security. If the testamentary conservator fails to give bond as required, the court may dismiss the conservator and appoint another conservator. If property accrues or has accrued to the minor from

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(a) Every parent, by will, may nominate a testamentary conservator for the parent's minor child for the property that passes to the minor under the parent's will. (b) Upon probate of the will, letters of conservatorship shall be issued to the individual nominated in the parent's will who shall serve as testamentary conservator without notice or hearing. (c) A testamentary conservator shall not be required to give bond and security on the property that passes to the minor under the parent's will, except in the case of waste committed or apprehended, in which case the court may require a bond and security. If the testamentary conservator fails to give bond as required, the court may dismiss the conservator and appoint another conservator. If property accrues or has accrued to the minor from sources other than the parent's will, the court may appoint a different conservator for such property or may appoint the testamentary conservator for such property and require the testamentary conservator to give bond for the property thus accruing. (d) In all other respects a testamentary conservator shall have the same rights, powers, and duties as other conservators appointed by the court.