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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26-2-54
Section 26-2-54 Revocation of guardianship or conservatorship - Upon application by person
ascertained to be incapacitated - Entry of decree or judgment as to contested application
upon rendition of verdict of jury. If, on the trial of the contest, the jury finds the facts
stated in the application to be true, the court must enter a decree revoking the proceedings
on the inquisition and the guardianship or conservatorship, and declaring that the ward must
be restored to the custody and management of his or her estate and must adjudge the costs
as is just and equitable, but if the verdict of the jury negatives the facts stated in the
application, a judgment of dismissal at the cost of the applicant or of the next friend must
be entered. (Code 1852, §2761; Code 1867, §3200; Code 1876, §2807; Code 1886, §2400; Code
1896, §2265; Code 1907, §4355; Code 1923, §8113; Code 1940, T. 21, §19; Acts 1987, No.
87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-2A-81
Section 26-2A-81 Resignation, removal, and other post-appointment proceedings. (a) Any person
interested in the welfare of a ward or the ward, if 14 or more years of age, may petition
for removal of a guardian on the ground that removal would be in the best interest of the
ward or for any other order that is in the best interest of the ward. A guardian may petition
for permission to resign. A petition for removal or for permission to resign may, but need
not, include a request for appointment of a successor guardian. (b) Notice of hearing on a
petition for an order subsequent to appointment of a guardian must be given, as prescribed
in Section 26-2A-50, to the ward, the guardian, and any other person as ordered by the court.
(c) After notice and hearing on a petition for removal or for permission to resign, the court
may terminate the guardianship and make any further order that may be appropriate. (d) If
the court determines at any time in the proceeding that the interest of the ward...
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26-2-53
Section 26-2-53 Revocation of guardianship or conservatorship - Upon application by person
ascertained to be incapacitated - Conduct of hearing or trial upon contested application;
entry of decree revoking guardianship or conservatorship, etc., where application not contested.
If the guardian or conservator or the person at whose instance the inquisition was had and
taken appears and, in writing, denies the allegations of the application, the court must appoint
a day for the trial of such contest, not more than 10 days thereafter, and must cause a jury
to be summoned in the manner provided by Section 12-16-78 for the trial thereof, and proceedings
must be had as upon the original inquisition. If there be no contest of the allegations of
the application and the court is satisfied of the truth thereof, a decree must be entered
revoking the proceedings on the inquisition and the guardianship or conservatorship and declaring
that the ward must be restored to the custody and management of...
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26-8-21
Section 26-8-21 Application for removal and notice of hearing thereon; appointment of guardian
ad litem. Authority for such removal may be obtained on the application in writing, verified
by affidavit, of the guardian, or of the minor or ward by next friend, stating the facts which
show that the removal will advance the interests of the minor or ward. If application is made
by the minor or ward by next friend, a day must be appointed for the hearing, 10 days' notice
of which must be given the guardian or conservator by the service of process. If application
is made by the guardian or conservator, a day, not less than 10 days after the filing of the
application, must be appointed for the hearing and a guardian ad litem appointed to represent
the minor or ward, who must put in issue the facts stated in the application and require proof
thereof. (Code 1852, §§2031, 2035; Code 1867, §§2441, 2445; Code 1876, §§2796, 2802;
Code 1886, §2484; Code 1896, §2369; Code 1907, §4459; Code...
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26-8-22
Section 26-8-22 Hearing; entry of order authorizing removal or dismissal of application and
taxing of costs against applicant. If, on the hearing, the court is satisfied that the removal
will advance the interests of the minor or ward, an order authorizing it shall be made and
entered; otherwise, the application shall be dismissed and the guardian or conservator or
the next friend, as the application may be made by the one or the other, must be taxed with
the costs. (Code 1852, §2031; Code 1867, §2441; Code 1876, §2796; Code 1886, §2485; Code
1896, §2370; Code 1907, §4460; Code 1923, §8233; Code 1940, T. 21, §105; Acts 1987, No.
87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-8-48
Section 26-8-48 Sale of property to effect removal thereof from state - Authorization. When
the property of a minor or incapacitated person is ordered to be removed from the state under
any provision contained in this article, the court making the order may, on the application
of the person by whom such order of removal was obtained, order a sale of any property, real
or personal, of such minor or incapacitated person as may be necessary to effect such removal.
(Code 1896, §2382; Code 1907, §4472; Code 1923, §8245; Code 1940, T. 21, §117; Acts 1987,
No. 87-590, p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-5-31
Section 26-5-31 Partial settlement generally - Application of ward, etc., for partial settlement;
issuance of process to conservator as to hearing thereupon; dismissal of application. On the
application of the ward by next friend or the sureties on the conservator's bond, showing
satisfactory cause, the court may issue process to the conservator, requiring him or her to
appear and show cause why he or she should not make a partial settlement of his or her conservatorship,
of which process there must be service 10 days before the day appointed for the appearance
of the conservator. If, on the hearing, it should appear that there is no satisfactory cause
for ordering such settlement, the application must be dismissed at the costs of the next friend
or the sureties on the conservator's bond, as the case may be. (Code 1886, §2468; Code 1896,
§2353; Code 1907, §4443; Code 1923, §8216; Code 1940, T. 21, §146; Acts 1987, No. 87-590,
p. 975, §2-333(b).)...
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26-2A-78
Section 26-2A-78 Powers and duties of guardian of minor. (a) A guardian of a minor ward has
the powers and responsibilities of a parent regarding the ward's health, support, education,
or maintenance, but a guardian is not personally liable for the ward's expenses and is not
liable to third persons by reason of the relationship for acts of the ward. (b) In particular
and without qualifying the foregoing, a guardian shall: (1) Become or remain personally acquainted
with the ward and maintain sufficient contact with the ward to know of the ward's capacities,
limitations, needs, opportunities, and physical and mental health; (2) Take reasonable care
of the ward's personal effects and commence protective proceedings if necessary to protect
other property of the ward; (3) Apply any available money of the ward to the ward's current
needs for health, support, education, or maintenance; (4) Conserve any excess money of the
ward for the ward's future needs, but if a conservator has been...
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26-2A-152
Section 26-2A-152 Powers of conservator in administration. (a) Subject to limitation provided
in Section 26-2A-154, a conservator shall have all of the powers conferred in this section
and any additional powers now or hereafter conferred by law on trustees in this state. In
addition, a conservator of the estate of an unmarried minor as to whom no one has parental
rights, has the powers of a guardian of a minor described in Section 26-2A-78 until the minor
attains the age of 19 years, or the disabilities of nonage have been removed, but the parental
rights so conferred on a conservator do not preclude appointment of a guardian as provided
in Division 1 of this article. (b) A conservator without court authorization or confirmation
may invest and reinvest funds of the estate as would a trustee. (c) A conservator, acting
as a fiduciary in efforts to accomplish the purpose of the appointment, may act without court
authorization or confirmation, to (1) Collect, hold, and retain assets of the...
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