A person who in good faith either assists a conservator or deals with the conservator for value in any transaction other than those requiring a court order as provided in AS 13.26.435, is protected as if the conservator properly exercised the power. The fact that a person knowingly deals with a conservator does not alone require the person to inquire into the existence of a power or the propriety of its exercise, except that restrictions on powers of conservators which are endorsed on letters as provided in AS 13.26.550 are effective as to third persons. A person is not bound to see to the proper application of estate assets paid or delivered to a conservator. The protection here expressed extends to instances in which some procedural irregularity or jurisdictional defect occurred in proceedings leading to the issuance of letters. The protection here expressed is not by substitution for that provided by comparable provisions of the laws relating to commercial transactions and laws simplifying transfers of securities by fiduciaries.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions
Chapter 26. Protection of Minors and Incapacitated Persons and Their Property; Powers of Attorney
Article 4. Protection of Property of Persons Under Disability and Minors.
Sec. 13.26.401. Protective proceedings.
Sec. 13.26.406. Protective proceedings; jurisdiction of affairs of protected persons.
Sec. 13.26.415. Original petition for appointment or protective order.
Sec. 13.26.425. Protective proceedings; request for notice; interested person.
Sec. 13.26.430. Procedure concerning hearing and order on original petition.
Sec. 13.26.435. Permissible court orders.
Sec. 13.26.440. Protective arrangements and single transactions authorized.
Sec. 13.26.445. Temporary conservators.
Sec. 13.26.450. Ex parte protective orders.
Sec. 13.26.455. Temporary protective orders; conversions.
Sec. 13.26.460. Protective orders; modification; third-party compliance; forms; fees.
Sec. 13.26.465. Who may be appointed conservator; priorities.
Sec. 13.26.475. Terms and requirements of bonds.
Sec. 13.26.480. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction; notice.
Sec. 13.26.485. Compensation and expenses.
Sec. 13.26.490. Death, resignation, or removal of conservator.
Sec. 13.26.495. Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment.
Sec. 13.26.500. General duty of conservator.
Sec. 13.26.505. Inventory, implementation report, and records.
Sec. 13.26.515. Visitor reports.
Sec. 13.26.520. Conservators; title by appointment.
Sec. 13.26.525. Recording of conservator's letters.
Sec. 13.26.530. Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest voidable.
Sec. 13.26.535. Persons dealing with conservators; protection.
Sec. 13.26.540. Powers of conservator in administration.
Sec. 13.26.545. Distributive duties and powers of conservator.
Sec. 13.26.550. Enlargement or limitation of powers of conservator.
Sec. 13.26.555. Preservation of estate plan.
Sec. 13.26.560. Claims against estate and protected person; enforcement.
Sec. 13.26.565. Individual liability of conservator.
Sec. 13.26.570. Termination of proceeding.