26-2A-75
Section 26-2A-75 Procedure for court-appointment of guardian of minor. (a) A minor or any person
interested in the welfare of the minor may petition for appointment of a guardian. (b) After
the filing of a petition, the court shall set a date for hearing, and the petitioner shall
give notice of the time and place of hearing the petition in the manner prescribed by Section
26-2A-50 to: (1) The minor, if 14 or more years of age and not the petitioner; (2) Any person
alleged to have had the principal care and custody of the minor during the 60 days preceding
the filing of the petition; and (3) Any living parent of the minor. (c) Upon hearing, if the
court finds that a suitable person seeks appointment, venue is proper, the required notices
have been given, the conditions of Section 26-2A-73(a) have been met, and the welfare and
best interest of the minor will be served by the requested appointment, it shall make the
appointment and issue letters. In other cases, the court may dismiss the...
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26-2A-111
Section 26-2A-111 Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue. (a) The court at the place
where the ward resides has concurrent jurisdiction with the court that appointed the guardian
or in which acceptance of a parental or spousal appointment was filed over resignation, removal,
accounting, and other proceedings relating to the guardianship, including proceedings to limit
the authority previously conferred on a guardian or to remove limitations previously imposed.
(b) If the court at the place where the ward resides is not the court in which acceptance
of appointment is filed, the court in which proceedings subsequent to appointment are commenced,
in all appropriate cases, shall notify the other court, in this or another state, and after
consultation with that court determine whether to retain jurisdiction or transfer the proceedings
to the other court, whichever may be in the best interest of the ward. A copy of any order
accepting a resignation, removing a guardian, or altering...
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26-2A-80
Section 26-2A-80 Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue. (a) The court at the place where
the ward resides has concurrent jurisdiction with the court that appointed the guardian or
in which acceptance of a parental appointment was filed over resignation, removal, accounting,
and other proceedings relating to the guardianship. (b) If the court at the place where the
ward resides is neither the appointing court nor the court in which acceptance of appointment
is filed, the court in which proceedings subsequent to appointment are commenced in all appropriate
cases shall notify the other court, in this or another state, and after consultation with
that court determine whether to retain jurisdiction or transfer the proceedings to the other
court, whichever is in the best interest of the ward. A copy of any order accepting a resignation
or removing a guardian must be sent to the appointing court or the court in which acceptance
of appointment is filed. (Acts 1987, No. 87-590, p. 975,...
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26-2A-103
Section 26-2A-103 Notice in guardianship proceeding. (a) In a proceeding for the appointment
of a guardian of an incapacitated person, and, if notice is required in a proceeding for appointment
of a temporary guardian, notice of hearing must be given to each of the following: (1) The
person alleged to be incapacitated, her or his spouse (if any), and adult children, or if
none, parents; (2) Any person who is serving as guardian, conservator, or who has the care
and custody of the person alleged to be incapacitated; (3) In case no other person is notified
under paragraph (1), at least one of the nearest adult relatives residing in this state, if
any can be found; and (4) Any other person as directed by the court. (b) Notice of hearing
on a petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given to the ward,
the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court. (c) Notice must be served personally
on the alleged incapacitated person. Notices to other persons as...
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26-2A-100
Section 26-2A-100 Appointment of guardian for incapacitated person by will or other writing.
(a) The parent of an unmarried incapacitated person may appoint by will, or other writing
signed by the parent and attested by at least two witnesses or acknowledged, a guardian of
the incapacitated person. If both parents are dead or the surviving parent is adjudged incapacitated,
a parental appointment becomes effective when, after having given seven days' prior written
notice of intention to do so to the incapacitated person and to the person having the care
of the person or to the nearest adult relative residing in this state, the guardian files
acceptance of appointment in the court in which the will is probated, or in the case of a
nontestamentary nominating instrument, in the court at the place where the incapacitated person
resides or is present. If both parents are dead, an effective appointment by the parent who
died later has priority. (b) The spouse of a married incapacitated person...
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26-9-5
Section 26-9-5 Procedure for appointment of guardian - Filing of petition; contents thereof.
A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction
by or on behalf of any person who under existing law is entitled to priority of appointment.
If there is no person so entitled or if the person so entitled shall neglect or refuse to
file such a petition within 30 days after mailing of notice by the administration to the last
known address of such person indicating the necessity for the same, a petition for such appointment
may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any responsible person
residing in this state. The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, place
of residence of the ward, the names and places of residence of the nearest relative, if known,
and the fact that such ward is entitled to receive moneys payable by or through the administration
and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and...
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26-2B-203
Section 26-2B-203 Jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian
or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) this state is the respondent's home state;
(2) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and: (A)
the respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home state has declined
to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or (B) the respondent
has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that
state or another significant-connection state and before the court makes the appointment or
issues the order: (i) a petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's
home state; (ii) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required
to be notified of the proceeding; and (iii) the court in this state concludes that it is an
appropriate forum under the factors set forth in Section...
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26-2B-207
Section 26-2B-207 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. (a)If at any time a court of
this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective
order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may: (1) decline to exercise jurisdiction;
(2) exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy to ensure
the health, safety, and welfare of the respondent or the protection of the respondent's property
or prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until
a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in
a court of another state having jurisdiction; or (3) continue to exercise jurisdiction after
considering: (A) the extent to which the respondent and all persons required to be notified
of the proceedings have acquiesced in the exercise of the court's jurisdiction; (B) whether
it is a more appropriate forum than the court of any other state...
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26-2B-205
Section 26-2B-205 Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in Section
26-2B-204, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with
this chapter has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated
by the court or the appointment or order expires by its own terms. (Act 2010-500, p. 782,
§1.)...
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26-2B-206
Section 26-2B-206 Appropriate forum. (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under Section
26-2B-203 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction
if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b)
If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction under subsection (a), it shall
either dismiss or stay the proceeding. The court may impose any condition the court considers
just and proper, including the condition that a petition for the appointment of a guardian
or issuance of a protective order be filed promptly in another state. (c) In determining whether
it is an appropriate forum, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including: (1)
any expressed preference of the respondent; (2) whether abuse, neglect, or exploitation of
the respondent has occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the respondent
from the abuse, neglect, or exploitation; (3) the...
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