(a) A conservator may petition the Georgia court which has jurisdiction over the conservatorship to transfer the conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the minor has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction.
(b) The minor may be presumed to have moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction if:
(1) The minor has resided in the foreign jurisdiction for more than 12 consecutive months;
(2) The conservator notifies the court that the minor will move or has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction; or
(3) A foreign court of competent jurisdiction notifies the court of the filing of a petition for conservatorship for the minor in the foreign jurisdiction.
(c) To facilitate the transfer of conservatorship the court may order the conservator to file a petition for receipt and acceptance of the conservatorship in the foreign jurisdiction.
(d) If the foreign jurisdiction does not have a procedure for receiving and accepting a foreign conservatorship, the court may order the conservator to file a petition for conservatorship in the foreign jurisdiction.
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