{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-4-21","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 29-4-21","heading":"Rights and privileges removed from ward upon appointment of guardian.","body":"(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 guardian shall remove from the ward the power to:\n(1) Contract marriage;\n(2) Make, modify, or terminate other contracts;\n(3) Consent to medical treatment;\n(4) Establish a residence or dwelling place;\n(5) Change domicile;\n(6) Revoke a revocable trust established by the ward; and\n(7) Bring or defend any action at law or equity, except an action relating to the guardianship.\n(b) The mere appointment of a guardian does not revoke the powers of an agent who was previously appointed by the ward to act as an agent under a durable power of attorney for health care, a health care agent under an advance directive for health care, or a mental health care agent under a psychiatric advance directive.","path":["TITLE 29 Guardian and Ward","CHAPTER 4 Guardians of Adults","Article 3 Protection of the Ward"],"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":"a8c1a10c159724219656d4671c8ca159563199a797dcf6e4508183960181d354","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-4-20","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-4-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}