{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-7-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 29-7-8","heading":"Qualifications of VA guardian.","body":"Before making an appointment under this chapter, the court hearing the petition shall be satisfied that the VA guardian whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. The nomination of a person by the department shall be prima-facie evidence of the person’s fitness. A qualified individual shall ordinarily be preferred for appointment as VA guardian, but the court may, in the court’s discretion, appoint any qualified person as VA guardian.","path":["TITLE 29 Guardian and Ward","CHAPTER 7 Veterans Affairs 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":"4672d35864a729f19043d009939d60f256b1fdce0e659ac6a12453cc6b1607cf","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-7-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-7-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}