{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-4-61","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 29-4-61","heading":"Appointment of successor guardian and legal counsel; notice to interested parties; hearing.","body":"(a) The court shall appoint a successor guardian upon the resignation, death, or revocation of the letters of the guardian if the appointment of a successor guardian is in the best interest of the ward. The court shall select the successor guardian in the manner provided in Code Section 29-4-3.\n(b) The court shall appoint legal counsel for the ward. In the event of the resignation or death of the guardian, notice of the proceeding for appointment of a successor guardian shall be given as provided in Code Sections 29-4-50 and 29-4-51. In all other cases, notice of the proceeding for appointment of a successor guardian shall be served personally on the ward and the ward’s legal counsel. Notice shall be made by first-class mail to the conservator of the ward, if any, and to the following persons whose whereabouts are known and who must be persons other than the proposed successor guardian:\n(1) The spouse of the ward; and\n(2) All adult children of the ward; or\n(3) If there is no adult child, then at least two adults in the following order of priority:\n(A) Lineal descendants of the ward;\n(B) Parents and siblings of the ward; and\n(C) Friends of the ward.\n(c) After a hearing which the court deems appropriate, the court shall enter an order appointing the successor guardian.","path":["TITLE 29 Guardian and Ward","CHAPTER 4 Guardians of Adults","Article 7 Temporary Substitute Guardians"],"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":"f9130bf3d20a00e26bb48fdc0e94cd74924ef73fe821098c45867e16f23f07f9","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-4-60","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-4-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}