Georgia § 29-5-21 Rights and powers removed from ward

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§ 29-5-21 — Rights and powers removed from ward

Georgia § 29-5-21

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O.C.G.A. § 29-5-21 (2026).

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(a)Unless the court's order specifies that one or more of the following powers are to be retained by the ward, the appointment of a conservator shall remove from the ward the power to:

(1)Make, modify, or terminate contracts, other than the power to contract marriage;

(2)To buy, sell, or otherwise dispose of or encumber property;

(3)Enter into or conduct other business or commercial transactions;

(4)Revoke a revocable trust established by the ward; and (5) Bring or defend any action at law or equity, except an action relating to the conservatorship.

(b)The mere appointment of a conservator does not revoke the powers of an agent who was previously appointed by the ward to act as the ward's agent under a durable power of attorney for health care, health care agent under an advance dire

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(a) Unless the court's order specifies that one or more of the following powers are to be retained by the ward, the appointment of a conservator shall remove from the ward the power to: (1) Make, modify, or terminate contracts, other than the power to contract marriage; (2) To buy, sell, or otherwise dispose of or encumber property; (3) Enter into or conduct other business or commercial transactions; (4) Revoke a revocable trust established by the ward; and (5) Bring or defend any action at law or equity, except an action relating to the conservatorship. (b) The mere appointment of a conservator does not revoke the powers of an agent who was previously appointed by the ward to act as the ward's agent under a durable power of attorney for health care, health care agent under an advance directive for health care, or mental health care agent under a psychiatric advance directive.