Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to an accounting described under section 6 of this chapter that is filed:
(1) in a court that requires an accounting; and
(2) by a guardian for a protected person:
(A) whose:
(i) annual gross income is not more than one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of the federal income poverty level as determined annually by the federal Office of Management and Budget under 42 U.S.C. 9902; and
(ii) total assets are worth fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or less; or
(B) who has an annual gross income and total assets of any amount, if the guardian does not have powers concerning the estate of the protected person.
(b) The court shall establish standards for the type of information required to be reported in an accounting described in subsection (a).
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the accounting described in subsection (a) is not required to be filed by an attorney for the guardian.
(d) The court may order that the guardian hire an attorney to assist the guardian in filing the accounting described in subsection (a) if the court determines that an accounting filed by the guardian does not conform to the standards established by the court under this section.
As added by P.L.265-1995, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 3. Guardianships and Protective Proceedings
Chapter 9. Matters Other Than Appointment
29-3-9-1. Delegation of Powers by Executed Power of Attorney; Limitations
29-3-9-2. Change in Physical Presence of Protected Person
29-3-9-3. Compensation and Reimbursement of Guardian
29-3-9-4.1. Guardian Access to Protected Person's Digital Assets Upon Authorization of Court
29-3-9-5. Inventory of Guardianship Property
29-3-9-6.5. Accounting Standards and Procedures
29-3-9-7. Compromise of Claim; Petition to Court; Settlement; Access to Confidential Exhibits
29-3-9-8. Supplementary Orders
29-3-9-9. Expenses of Proceedings
29-3-9-10. Attorney of Record for Guardian
29-3-9-11. Investigation and Report Concerning Minor or Protected Person