Georgia keeps the person side and the property side on separate tracks — and enforces the property side with a penalty few states match: miss the annual return and you forfeit your entire commission for the year.
Within 60 days after appointment, the guardian files a personal status report describing the ward’s general condition, living situation, progress, development, and needs — plus recommendations for any changes to the guardianship order. Thereafter, a report is due within two months after every anniversary of the appointment. The guardian also pays to the conservator, at least quarterly, any ward money received that is being conserved for future needs.
Within two months of appointment, the conservator files (O.C.G.A. §29-5-30):
Both go on standard Form GPCSF 59, with a copy to the ward’s guardian — and both are re-filed updated with every annual return.
Each year, within 60 days of the anniversary of the date of qualification, the conservator files a verified return containing:
Copies must be mailed to the surety on the bond, the ward’s guardian (if any), and — if there is no separate guardian — the ward personally. The court is required by law to audit the returns and can demand the original supporting documents.
Two consequences are written into the statute:
The conservator maintains complete records of every action, transaction, and dealing, keeps supporting documents for every return (practically, at least three years, and until the statute of limitations on liability expires — the conservator also files the ward’s income tax returns), and can be required to produce them for the court’s audit. Selling the ward’s real estate requires separate court approval. On the plus side, the guardian/conservator is not personally liable for the ward’s contracts and acts — the liability that matters is the fiduciary one.
The Guardian product tracks the anniversary deadlines and keeps the receipts-expenditures-inventory chain reconciled for each return.
Within 60 days of the anniversary of the date you qualified as conservator (O.C.G.A. §29-5-60). It includes receipts and expenditures, an updated inventory and management plan, and the current bond amount.
A conservator who misses the deadline forfeits all commissions and compensation for that year; willful and continued failure to file is grounds for removal. Guardians face citation for reporting failures.
Within two months of appointment, on Form GPCSF 59, together with the asset management plan - both under oath and both re-filed updated with each annual return (O.C.G.A. §29-5-30).
The ward's general condition, living situation, progress, development, and needs, plus recommendations for changes to the guardianship order - filed within 60 days of appointment and within two months after each anniversary.
This guide is general information, not legal advice. Rules vary by jurisdiction and change over time — confirm the specifics with the court, agency, or a qualified professional.