Submission to jurisdiction personally of foreign conservator

A foreign conservator submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the conservatorship by: 732 29-5-140 (1) Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property in this state belonging to the ward; or (2) Doing any act as a conservator in this state that would have given this state jurisdiction over the actor as an individual. (Code 1981, § 29-5-138, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.) 29-5-139. Interested parties’ right to compel foreign conservator to act with equity and good conscience. Any resident of this state who is interested as a creditor, heir, or will beneficiary of a ward whom a foreign conservator represents may apply to the proper court to compel the foreign conservator to protect that interest according to equity and good conscience before selling the ward’s assets or removing the ward’s assets beyond the limits of this state. (Code 1981, § 29-5-139, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.) 29-5-140. Payments to foreign conservator on debts or return of property belonging to ward. (a) A person who is indebted to or has possession of tangible or intangible property of a ward may pay the debt or deliver the property to a foreign conservator of the ward. Payment of the debt or delivery of the property may be made upon proof of appointment and proof that the foreign conservator has been appointed and is entitled to debt payment or to receive delivery of the property. (b) Payment of the debt or delivery of the property in response to the demand discharges the debtor or possessor, unless the debtor or possessor has knowledge of proceedings for the appointment of a guardian, conservator, or other protective proceeding in this state. (Code 1981, § 29-5-140, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.) 733 T.29, C.6 GUARDIAN AND WARD 29-6-1 CHAPTER 6 JUDGES OF PROBATE COURTS AS CUSTODIANS OF CERTAIN FUNDS Sec. 29-6-1. 29-6-2. 29-6-3. 29-6-4. Judges of probate courts as custodians of certain funds; authority to collect debts. Employment of counsel; payment of counsel’s fees. Record-keeping requirements of probate judge. Expenditure of minor’s funds. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: ‘‘all appointments of guardians of the person or prop- Sec. 29-6-5. 29-6-6. 29-6-7. 29-6-8. 29-6-9. Ordering of conservatorship.