{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-4-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 23-4-4","heading":"Proceedings ex parte or in execution of protective powers; petition.","body":"All ex parte proceedings or proceedings for the execution of the protective powers of equity over trust estates or the estates of wards of equity shall be initiated by presenting a petition to the court. The court may order such other proceedings as the necessity of each case demands.","path":["TITLE 23 Equity","CHAPTER 4 Equity Procedure","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.23.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"9e6b4e7e1f09fc732092fd46b92ccffaeb3e26c4e25cf78eb0e758004e5be035","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-4-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}