Sec. 13.26.695. Definitions.
In AS 13.26.600 – 13.26.695, (1) “benefits from government programs or civil or military service” means a benefit, a program, or assistance provided under a statute or regulation, including social security, Medicare, and Medicaid; (2) “good faith” means honesty in fact; (3) “incapacity” means inability of an individual to manage property or business affairs because […]
Sec. 13.26.700. Purpose.
The legislature recognizes that many Alaskans, for reasons of incapacity or minority, are in need of a guardian or conservator. Often these persons cannot find a person able and willing to serve as guardian or conservator. The legislature intends through AS 13.26.700 – 13.26.750 to establish the function of public guardian for the purpose of […]
Sec. 13.26.710. Public guardian.
(a) The office of public advocacy (AS 44.21.400) shall serve as the public guardian. (b) A court may order the public guardian to act as full guardian, partial guardian, conservator, or special conservator for a person who is determined under this chapter to be in need of guardianship or conservatorship service if no person or […]
Sec. 13.26.720. Powers and duties of public guardian.
(a) The public guardian has the same powers and duties with respect to the public guardian’s wards and protected persons as a private guardian or conservator. (b) The public guardian, when appointed as guardian or conservator, shall endeavor, for as long as practical, to find a suitable private guardian or conservator for the public guardian’s […]
Sec. 13.26.730. Intervention by public guardian.
The public guardian may, on the public guardian’s own motion or at the request of the court, intervene in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding if the public guardian or the court considers the intervention to be justified because (1) an appointed guardian or conservator is not fulfilling duties; (2) the estate is subject to waste […]
Sec. 13.26.740. Staff; delegation of powers and duties.
The public guardian may employ staff and delegate to members of the staff or to volunteers the powers and duties as guardian or conservator and other powers and duties under this chapter. However, the public guardian retains responsibility for the proper performance of the delegated powers and duties. The public guardian may only delegate powers […]
Sec. 13.26.750. Allocation of costs of public guardian.
(a) The commissioner of administration may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for the costs of the public guardian’s services. The fee schedule established may be based upon the ability of the ward or protected person to pay for guardian services but may not exceed the actual cost of providing public guardian services. […]
Sec. 13.26.580. Foreign conservators.
If no local conservator has been appointed and no petition in a protective proceeding is pending in this state, a domiciliary foreign conservator may file with a court in this state in a judicial district in which property belonging to the protected person is located, authenticated copies of appointment and of any official bond given. […]
Sec. 13.26.670. Validity of modified statutory form power of attorney.
A power of attorney that satisfies the requirements of AS 13.26.645 – 13.26.665 is not prevented from being a statutory form power of attorney by the fact that it also contains additional language that (1) eliminates from the power of attorney one or more of the powers enumerated in one or more of the subsections […]
Sec. 13.26.595. Definitions.
In AS 13.26.401 – 13.26.595, unless the context requires otherwise, “fraud” means (1) robbery, extortion, and coercion under AS 11.41.500 – 11.41.530; (2) offenses against property under AS 11.46.100 – 11.46.740; or (3) exploitation of another person or another person’s resources for personal profit or advantage if no significant benefit accrues to the person who […]