Georgia § 29-4-98 Submission to jurisdiction; registration of guardianship order

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§ 29-4-98 — Submission to jurisdiction; registration of guardianship order

Georgia § 29-4-98

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O.C.G.A. § 29-4-98 (2026).

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(a)A foreign guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the guardianship by:

(1)Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property in this state belonging to the ward;

(2)Doing any act as a guardian in this state that would have given this state jurisdiction over the actor as an individual; or (3) Registering the guardianship order in this state pursuant to Code Section 29-11-30 .

(b)With respect to a guardianship order from another state that has been registered with and recorded by a court of this state under Code Section 29-11-30 , in addition to any action such court of this state may take under this part or under subsection (b) of Code Section 29-11-32 , such court of this state may communicate with the

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(a) A foreign guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the guardianship by: (1) Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property in this state belonging to the ward; (2) Doing any act as a guardian in this state that would have given this state jurisdiction over the actor as an individual; or (3) Registering the guardianship order in this state pursuant to Code Section 29-11-30 . (b) With respect to a guardianship order from another state that has been registered with and recorded by a court of this state under Code Section 29-11-30 , in addition to any action such court of this state may take under this part or under subsection (b) of Code Section 29-11-32 , such court of this state may communicate with the appointing court in such other state under subsection (a) of Code Section 29-11-4 to inform such appointing court of any proceeding relating to the guardianship initiated in this state under subsection (a) of this Code section, stating the reasons therefor.