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. […]