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Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15-5-101 - DEFINITIONS AND USE OF TERMS. - 15-5-101. DEFINITIONS AND USE OF TERMS. Unless otherwise apparent from...
Section 15-5-102 - JURISDICTION OF SUBJECT MATTER — CONSOLIDATION OF PROCEEDINGS. - 15-5-102. JURISDICTION OF SUBJECT MATTER — CONSOLIDATION OF PROCEEDINGS. When...
Section 15-5-103 - FACILITY OF PAYMENT OR DELIVERY. - 15-5-103. FACILITY OF PAYMENT OR DELIVERY. Any person under a...
Section 15-5-104 - DELEGATION OF POWERS BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN. - 15-5-104. DELEGATION OF POWERS BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN. A parent...
Section 15-5-105 - EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING VETERAN’S BENEFITS. - 15-5-105. EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING VETERAN’S BENEFITS. If benefits derived...
Section 15-5-106 - COPIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS TO BE FURNISHED. - 15-5-106. COPIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS TO BE FURNISHED. When a...
Section 15-5-107 - WRONGFUL APPROPRIATION. - 15-5-107. WRONGFUL APPROPRIATION. Upon the petition of anyone interested in...
Part 2 - GUARDIANS OF MINORS
Section 15-5-201 - STATUS OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — GENERAL. - 15-5-201. STATUS OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — GENERAL. A person...
Section 15-5-202 - TESTAMENTARY APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR. - 15-5-202. TESTAMENTARY APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR. A parent of...
Section 15-5-203 - OBJECTION BY MINOR OF FOURTEEN YEARS OR OLDER TO TESTAMENTARY APPOINTMENT. - 15-5-203. OBJECTION BY MINOR OF FOURTEEN YEARS OR OLDER TO...
Section 15-5-204 - COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — CONDITIONS FOR APPOINTMENT. - 15-5-204. COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — CONDITIONS FOR...
Section 15-5-205 - COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — VENUE. - 15-5-205. COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — VENUE. The...
Section 15-5-206 - COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — QUALIFICATIONS — PRIORITY OF MINOR’S NOMINEE. - 15-5-206. COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — QUALIFICATIONS —...
Section 15-5-207 - COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — PROCEDURE. - 15-5-207. COURT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR — PROCEDURE. (1)...
Section 15-5-208 - CONSENT TO SERVICE BY ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT — NOTICE. - 15-5-208. CONSENT TO SERVICE BY ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT — NOTICE....
Section 15-5-209 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR. - 15-5-209. POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR. A guardian...
Section 15-5-210 - TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN — GENERAL. - 15-5-210. TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN — GENERAL. A guardian’s...
Section 15-5-211 - PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO APPOINTMENT — VENUE. - 15-5-211. PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO APPOINTMENT — VENUE. (a) The court...
Section 15-5-212 - RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS. - 15-5-212. RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION PROCEEDINGS. (1) Any person...
Section 15-5-212A - GUARDIANSHIPS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH A PROCEEDING UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT. - 15-5-212A. GUARDIANSHIPS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH A PROCEEDING UNDER THE...
Section 15-5-213 - DE FACTO CUSTODIAN. - 15-5-213. DE FACTO CUSTODIAN. (1) "De facto custodian" means a...
Part 3 - GUARDIANS OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS
Section 15-5-301 - TESTAMENTARY APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON OR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSON. - 15-5-301. TESTAMENTARY APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON OR DEVELOPMENTALLY...
Section 15-5-302 - VENUE. - 15-5-302. VENUE. The venue for guardianship proceedings for an incapacitated...
Section 15-5-303 - PROCEDURE FOR COURT APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN OF AN INCAPACITATED PERSON. - 15-5-303. PROCEDURE FOR COURT APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN OF AN...
Section 15-5-304 - FINDINGS — ORDER OF APPOINTMENT. - 15-5-304. FINDINGS — ORDER OF APPOINTMENT. (a) The court shall...
Section 15-5-305 - ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT — CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. - 15-5-305. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT — CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. By accepting...
Section 15-5-306 - TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON. - 15-5-306. TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON. (1) Subject to...
Section 15-5-307 - REMOVAL OR RESIGNATION OF GUARDIAN — TERMINATION OF INCAPACITY. - 15-5-307. REMOVAL OR RESIGNATION OF GUARDIAN — TERMINATION OF INCAPACITY....
Section 15-5-308 - VISITOR IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING. - 15-5-308. VISITOR IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING. (1) A visitor is, with...
Section 15-5-309 - NOTICES IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS. - 15-5-309. NOTICES IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS. (1) In a proceeding for...
Section 15-5-310 - TEMPORARY GUARDIANS OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS. - 15-5-310. TEMPORARY GUARDIANS OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS. (a) The court may...
Section 15-5-311 - WHO MAY BE GUARDIAN — PRIORITIES. - 15-5-311. WHO MAY BE GUARDIAN — PRIORITIES. (1) Any competent...
Section 15-5-312 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN. - 15-5-312. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN. (1) A guardian...
Section 15-5-313 - PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO APPOINTMENT — VENUE. - 15-5-313. PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO APPOINTMENT — VENUE. (a) The court...
Section 15-5-314 - COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. - 15-5-314. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. (1) If not otherwise compensated for...
Section 15-5-315 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM — DUTIES. - 15-5-315. GUARDIAN AD LITEM — DUTIES. Subject to the direction...
Section 15-5-316 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM — RIGHTS AND POWERS. - 15-5-316. GUARDIAN AD LITEM — RIGHTS AND POWERS. The guardian...
Section 15-5-318 - TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF GUARDIANSHIP. - 15-5-318. TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF GUARDIANSHIP. (1) A guardianship terminates...
Part 4 - PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND MINORS
Section 15-5-401 - PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS. - 15-5-401. PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS. Upon petition and after notice and hearing...
Section 15-5-402 - PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS — JURISDICTION OF AFFAIRS OF PROTECTED PERSONS. - 15-5-402. PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS — JURISDICTION OF AFFAIRS OF PROTECTED PERSONS....
Section 15-5-403 - VENUE. - 15-5-403. VENUE. Venue for proceedings under this chapter is: (a)...
Section 15-5-404 - ORIGINAL PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OR PROTECTIVE ORDER. - 15-5-404. ORIGINAL PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) The...
Section 15-5-405 - NOTICE. - 15-5-405. NOTICE. On a petition for appointment of a conservator...
Section 15-5-406 - PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS — REQUEST FOR NOTICE — INTERESTED PERSON. - 15-5-406. PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS — REQUEST FOR NOTICE — INTERESTED PERSON....
Section 15-5-407 - PROCEDURE CONCERNING HEARING AND ORDER ON ORIGINAL PETITION. - 15-5-407. PROCEDURE CONCERNING HEARING AND ORDER ON ORIGINAL PETITION. (a)...
Section 15-5-407A - TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS. - 15-5-407A. TEMPORARY AND EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS. (a) The court may appoint...
Section 15-5-408 - PERMISSIBLE COURT ORDERS. - 15-5-408. PERMISSIBLE COURT ORDERS. (a) The court shall exercise the...
Section 15-5-409 - PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND SINGLE TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED. - 15-5-409. PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND SINGLE TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED. (a) If it...
Section 15-5-409a - COMPROMISE OF CLAIM OF MINOR — PROCEDURE. - 15-5-409a. COMPROMISE OF CLAIM OF MINOR — PROCEDURE. (1) When...
Section 15-5-410 - WHO MAY BE APPOINTED CONSERVATOR — PRIORITIES. - 15-5-410. WHO MAY BE APPOINTED CONSERVATOR — PRIORITIES. (1) The...
Section 15-5-411 - BOND. - 15-5-411. BOND. The court may require a conservator to furnish...
Section 15-5-412 - TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS OF BONDS. - 15-5-412. TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS OF BONDS. (a) The following requirements...
Section 15-5-413 - ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT — CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. - 15-5-413. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT — CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. By accepting...
Section 15-5-414 - COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. - 15-5-414. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. If not otherwise compensated for services...
Section 15-5-415 - DEATH, RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF CONSERVATOR. - 15-5-415. DEATH, RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF CONSERVATOR. The court may...
Section 15-5-416 - PETITIONS FOR ORDERS SUBSEQUENT TO APPOINTMENT. - 15-5-416. PETITIONS FOR ORDERS SUBSEQUENT TO APPOINTMENT. (a) Any person...
Section 15-5-417 - GENERAL DUTY OF CONSERVATOR. - 15-5-417. GENERAL DUTY OF CONSERVATOR. In the exercise of his...
Section 15-5-419 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATORS. - 15-5-419. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATORS. (1) Every conservator shall file...
Section 15-5-420 - CONSERVATORS — TITLE BY APPOINTMENT. - 15-5-420. CONSERVATORS — TITLE BY APPOINTMENT. (a) The appointment of...
Section 15-5-421 - RECORDING OF CONSERVATOR’S LETTERS. - 15-5-421. RECORDING OF CONSERVATOR’S LETTERS. Letters of conservatorship are evidence...
Section 15-5-422 - SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING CONFLICT OF INTEREST — VOIDABLE — EXCEPTIONS. - 15-5-422. SALE, ENCUMBRANCE OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING CONFLICT OF INTEREST —...
Section 15-5-423 - PERSONS DEALING WITH CONSERVATORS — PROTECTION. - 15-5-423. PERSONS DEALING WITH CONSERVATORS — PROTECTION. A person who...
Section 15-5-424 - POWERS OF CONSERVATOR IN ADMINISTRATION. - 15-5-424. POWERS OF CONSERVATOR IN ADMINISTRATION. (1) A conservator has...
Section 15-5-425 - DISTRIBUTIVE DUTIES AND POWERS OF CONSERVATOR. - 15-5-425. DISTRIBUTIVE DUTIES AND POWERS OF CONSERVATOR. (a) A conservator...
Section 15-5-426 - ENLARGEMENT OR LIMITATION OF POWERS OF CONSERVATOR. - 15-5-426. ENLARGEMENT OR LIMITATION OF POWERS OF CONSERVATOR. Subject to...
Section 15-5-427 - PRESERVATION OF ESTATE PLAN. - 15-5-427. PRESERVATION OF ESTATE PLAN. In investing the estate, and...
Section 15-5-428 - CLAIMS AGAINST PROTECTED PERSON — ENFORCEMENT. - 15-5-428. CLAIMS AGAINST PROTECTED PERSON — ENFORCEMENT. (a) A conservator...
Section 15-5-429 - INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY OF CONSERVATOR. - 15-5-429. INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY OF CONSERVATOR. (a) Unless otherwise provided in...
Section 15-5-430 - TERMINATION OF PROCEEDING. - 15-5-430. TERMINATION OF PROCEEDING. The protected person, his personal representative,...
Section 15-5-431 - PAYMENT OF DEBT AND DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO FOREIGN CONSERVATOR WITHOUT LOCAL PROCEEDINGS. - 15-5-431. PAYMENT OF DEBT AND DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO FOREIGN...
Section 15-5-433 - PROVISIONS FOR CONSERVATOR OF MINOR FROM AGE EIGHTEEN TO AGE TWENTY-ONE. - 15-5-433. PROVISIONS FOR CONSERVATOR OF MINOR FROM AGE EIGHTEEN TO...
Section 15-5-434 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM — DUTIES. - 15-5-434. GUARDIAN AD LITEM — DUTIES. Subject to the direction...
Section 15-5-435 - GUARDIAN AD LITEM — RIGHTS AND POWERS. - 15-5-435. GUARDIAN AD LITEM — RIGHTS AND POWERS. The guardian...
Part 6 - BOARDS OF COMMUNITY GUARDIAN
Section 15-5-601 - DESIGNATION OF BOARDS OF COMMUNITY GUARDIAN. - 15-5-601. DESIGNATION OF BOARDS OF COMMUNITY GUARDIAN. (a) After making...
Section 15-5-602 - BOARD STRUCTURE — POWERS AND DUTIES. - 15-5-602. BOARD STRUCTURE — POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) Any board...
Section 15-5-603 - ANNUAL REPORT. - 15-5-603. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Each board shall report annually in...