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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 29-5-20: Rights of adult ward; impact on right to vote or testamentary capacity.

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  1. TITLE 29 Guardian and Ward
  2. CHAPTER 5 Conservators of Adults
  3. Article 3 Rights and Responsibilities of Ward

(a) In every conservatorship the ward has the right to:

(1) A qualified conservator who acts in the best interest of the ward;

(2) A conservator who is reasonably accessible to the ward;

(3) Have the ward’s property utilized as necessary to provide adequately for the ward’s support, care, education, health, and welfare;

(4) Communicate freely and privately with persons other than the conservator, except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(5) Individually, or through the ward’s representative or legal counsel, bring an action relating to the conservatorship, including the right to file a petition alleging that the ward is being unjustly denied a right or privilege granted by Chapter 4 of this title and this chapter and the right to bring an action to modify or terminate the conservatorship pursuant to the provisions of Code Sections 29-5-71 and 29-5-72;

(6) The least restrictive form of conservatorship, taking into consideration the ward’s functional limitations, personal needs, and preferences; and

(7) Be restored to capacity at the earliest possible time.

(b) The appointment of a conservator is not a determination regarding the right of the ward to vote.

(c) The appointment of a conservator is not a determination that the ward lacks testamentary capacity.

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