Termination of conservatorship

(a) The conservatorship of a minor shall terminate either on the date upon which the minor reaches 18 years of age or earlier if the minor becomes emancipated. Proof of emancipation shall be filed with the court; and, where the court deems appropriate, the court may order a hearing on the issue of termination. (b) Within six months prior to the date the minor reaches 18 years of age, the conservator or any other interested person may file a petition for the appointment of a conservator for the minor when that minor becomes an adult, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title, to take effect on the date the minor reaches 18 years of age. (c) The death of the minor automatically terminates the conservatorship, but the conservator or the conservator’s personal representative must comply with the provisions in Code Section 29-3-70. (d) Upon termination of the conservatorship, the conservator shall deliver any money or property to the former minor or, if a conservator has been appointed for the former minor, to that conservator, or, if the minor is deceased, to the minor’s personal representative. (Code 1981, § 29-3-64, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 29/HB 95.) ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION OF CONSERVATORSHIP 29-3-70. Petition for order of dismissal of conservatorship; final return; notice; order of dismissal. (a) Upon the termination of the conservatorship or upon the resignation of the conservator, the conservator may petition the court for an 548 29-3-71 order dismissing the conservator from office. The petition shall include a final return to the court which covers the period from the last annual return filed by the conservator. The final return shall contain the information required for annual returns and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 29-3-60. Notice shall be published one time in the newspaper in which sheriff’s advertisements are published in the county in which the petition is filed and shall state that any objection must be made in writing and shall designate the date on or before which objections must be filed in the court, which date shall not be less then 30 days from the date of publication. The court shall examine any objections filed. (b) If no objection is filed or if, upon hearing any objection, the court is satisfied that the order dismissing the conservator from office is appropriate, the court shall enter an order dismissing the conservator from office. Such order shall not bar an action against the conservator or the conservator’s surety. (Code 1981, § 29-3-70, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)