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560:5-430 Personal liability of conservator.

§560:5-430 Personal liability of conservator. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a conservator is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in a fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the estate unless the conservator fails to reveal in the contract the representative capacity and identify the estate. (b) A conservator […]

560:5-431 Termination of proceedings.

§560:5-431 Termination of proceedings. (a) A conservatorship terminates upon the death of the protected person or upon order of the court. Unless created for reasons other than that the protected person is a minor, a conservatorship created for a minor also terminates when the protected person attains majority or is emancipated. (b) Within sixty days […]

560:5-433 Foreign conservator; proof of authority; bond; powers.

§560:5-433 Foreign conservator; proof of authority; bond; powers. If a conservator has not been appointed in this State and a petition in a protective proceeding is not pending in this State, a conservator appointed in the state in which the protected person resides may file in a court of this State, in a circuit in […]

560:5-419 Inventory; records.

§560:5-419 Inventory; records. (a) Within sixty days after entry of the order of appointment, a conservator shall prepare and file with the appointing court a detailed inventory of the estate subject to the conservatorship, together with an oath or affirmation that the inventory is believed to be complete and accurate as far as information permits. […]

560:5-420 Reports; appointment of kokua kanawai.

§560:5-420 Reports; appointment of kokua kanawai. (a) A conservator shall file a petition for approval of accounts and report to the court for administration of the estate annually unless the court otherwise directs, upon resignation or removal, upon termination of the conservatorship, and at other times as the court directs. An order allowing an intermediate […]

560:5-421 Title by appointment.

§560:5-421 Title by appointment. (a) The appointment of a conservator vests title in the conservator as trustee to all property of the protected person, or to the part thereof specified in the order, held at the time of appointment or thereafter acquired, including title to any property held for the protected person by custodians or […]

560:5-422 Protected person’s interest inalienable.

§560:5-422 Protected person’s interest inalienable. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), the interest of a protected person in property vested in a conservator is not transferable or assignable by the protected person. An attempted transfer or assignment by the protected person, although ineffective to affect property rights, may give rise to […]

560:5-423 Sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving conflict of interest.

§560:5-423 Sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving conflict of interest. Any transaction involving the conservatorship estate that is affected by a substantial conflict between the conservator’s fiduciary and personal interests is voidable unless the transaction is expressly authorized by the court after notice to interested persons. A transaction affected by a substantial conflict between personal […]

560:5-424 Protection of person dealing with conservator.

§560:5-424 Protection of person dealing with conservator. (a) A person who assists or deals with a conservator in good faith and for value in any transaction other than one requiring a court order under section 560:5-410 or 560:5-411 is protected as though the conservator properly exercised the power. That a person knowingly deals with a […]