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In Re Cochran

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 17, 2012No. A11A1633PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Judge.

The Department of Human Services filed a petition for the appointment of a conservator to manage the property and financial affairs of Sara Cochran, then 79 years of age. Following an eviden-tiary hearing, the probate court granted the petition, and Cochran now appeals. Cochran contends that the evidence in the record is insufficient to sustain the judgment below, that the probate court should have dismissed the petition for failure to state a claim and want of probable cause, and that the affidavit that accompanied the petition was inadequate. We find no error and affirm.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. In re J. M.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Yetman v. WalshCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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  5. Cummings v. StanfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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