GA SB207

Enacts the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act as Chapter 11 of Title 29 of the Georgia Code, establishing rules for determining which state has jurisdiction over adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, effective July 1, 2016

Grants primary jurisdiction to the respondent's "home state," defined as the state where the adult was physically present for at least six consecutive months before the filing of a petition, with secondary jurisdiction available to "significant-connection states" under specified conditions

Authorizes courts to exercise special jurisdiction to appoint an emergency guardian for up to 90 days when a respondent is physically present in the state, issue protective orders over property located in the state, or accept transferred proceedings from another state

Establishes procedures for interstate transfer of guardianships and conservatorships, requiring provisional court orders in both the originating and receiving states, and allows guardians or conservators appointed in other states to register their orders in Georgia as foreign judgments

Repeals existing Parts 2 and 3 of Article 9 of Chapter 4 and Article 13 of Chapter 5 of Title 29, which previously governed procedures and transfers of guardianship and conservatorship for adults, replacing them with the new uniform framework