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Ga. Code § 29-4-1 : GUARDIAN AND WARD — GUARDIANS OF ADULTS — GENERAL PROVISIONS —4-1 - Prerequisite findings prior to appointment of guardian for adult; extent of guardianship
(a) The court may appoint a guardian for an adult only if the court finds the adult lacks sufficient capacity to make or communicate significant responsible decisions concerning his or her health or safety.
(b) No guardian, other than a guardian ad litem or a guardian appointed in an emergency under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section
29-11-13, shall be appointed for an adult except pursuant to the procedures of this chapter.
(c) No guardian shall be appointed for an adult unless the appointment is in the best interest of the adult.
(d) No guardian shall be appointed for an adult within two years after the denial or dismissal on the merits of a petition for the appointment of a guardian for that adult unless the petitioner shows a significant change in the condition or circumstances of the adult.
(e)(1) No adult shall be presumed to be in need of a guardian unless:
(A) He or she has been adjudicated to be in need of a guardian pursuant to this chapter; or
(B) The court has recognized another state's determination of incapacity and the appointment of a guardian as provided in subsection (g) of Code Section
29-11-21.
(2) An adult shall not be presumed to be in need of a guardian solely because of a finding of criminal insanity or incompetence to stand trial or a finding of a need for treatment or services pursuant to:
(A) Code Section
37-1-1;
(B) Code Sections
37-3-1 through
37-3-6;
(C) Articles 2 through 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 37;
(D) Code Sections
37-4-1 through
37-4-3 and
37-4-5 through
37-4-8;
(E) Articles 2 through 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 37;
(F) Code Section
37-5-3;
(G) Code Sections
37-7-1,
37-7-2, and
37-7-4 through
37-7-7; and
(H) Articles 2 through 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 37.
(f) All guardianships ordered pursuant to this chapter shall be designed to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence in the adult and shall be ordered only to the extent necessitated by the adult's actual and adaptive limitations after a determination that less restrictive alternatives to the guardianship are not available or appropriate.
OCGA § 29-4-1
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 233,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2020.
Former § 29-4-1 repealed by 2004 Ga. Laws 460, § 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
Added by 2004 Ga. Laws 460, § 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
