Doob v. Atkinson

POPE, Presiding Judge.

In July 1994 appellant Linda Atkinson Doob was appointed permanent guardian over the person and property of her mother, appellee Mary C. Atkinson, due to Atkinson’s chronic use of alcohol. Atkinson, an 81-year-old widow, petitioned the Randolph County probate court pursuant to OCGA § 29-5-9 (a) to terminate the guardianship. After a hearing, the probate court denied the petition, and Atkinson appealed to the superior court. Doob appeals from the superior court’s order granting summary judgment to Atkinson and relieving Doob of her duties as guardian. We reverse.

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