{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-14","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 29-2-14","heading":"Power of probate court to appoint guardian.","body":"The probate court of the county in which a minor is found or in which the proposed permanent guardian is domiciled shall have the power to appoint a permanent guardian for a minor who has no natural guardian, testamentary guardian, or permanent guardian. In its discretion, the probate court of the county in which the petition for appointment of a permanent guardian is filed may transfer the case to the probate court of any other county in this state if such transfer would serve the best interest of the minor.","path":["TITLE 29 Guardian and Ward","CHAPTER 2 Guardians of Minors","Article 1 Minors","PART 5 Permanent Guardianship"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.29.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":"8626e3d9770617e453d23c321bcda0827ee56fe99104d0172d56aeb56359dc2e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-13","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}