Rights of minor; effect on testamentary capacity

(a) In every conservatorship, the minor has the right to: (1) A qualified conservator who acts in the best interest of the minor; (2) A conservator who is reasonably accessible to the minor; (3) Have the minor’s property utilized as necessary to provide adequately for the minor’s support, care, education, health, and welfare; and (4) Individually or through the minor’s representative or legal counsel, bring an action relating to the conservatorship. (b) The appointment of a conservator is not a determination that an individual who is 14 years of age or older lacks testamentary capacity. (Code 1981, § 29-3-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)