560:5-414 Petition for order subsequent to appointment.
§560:5-414 Petition for order subsequent to appointment. (a) A protected person or a person interested in the welfare of a protected person may file a petition in the appointing court for an order: (1) Requiring bond or collateral or additional bond or collateral, or reducing bond or collateral; (2) Requiring an accounting for the administration […]
560:5-317 Reports; monitoring of guardianship.
§560:5-317 Reports; monitoring of guardianship. (a) Within thirty days after appointment, a guardian shall report to the court in writing on the condition of the ward and account for money and other assets in the guardian’s possession or subject to the guardian’s control. A guardian shall report at least annually thereafter and whenever ordered by […]
560:5-415 Bond.
§560:5-415 Bond. The court may require a conservator to furnish a bond conditioned upon faithful discharge of all duties of the conservatorship according to law, with sureties as it may specify. Unless otherwise directed by the court, the cost of the bond shall be charged to the protected person’s estate and the bond shall be […]
560:5-318 Termination or modification of guardianship.
§560:5-318 Termination or modification of guardianship. (a) A guardianship terminates upon the death of the ward or upon order of the court. (b) On petition of a ward, a guardian, or another person interested in the ward’s welfare, the court may terminate a guardianship if the ward no longer needs the assistance or protection of […]
560:5-416 Terms and requirements of bond.
§560:5-416 Terms and requirements of bond. (a) The following rules apply to any bond required: (1) Sureties and the conservator are jointly and severally liable; (2) By executing the bond of a conservator, a surety submits to the jurisdiction of the court that issued letters to the primary obligor in any proceeding pertaining to the […]
560:5-401 to 560:5-432 REPEALED. §560:5-401 Protective proceeding.
§ §560:5-401 to 560:5-432 REPEALED. L 2004, c 161, §37. PART 4. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OF PROTECTED PERSON §560:5-401 Protective proceeding. Upon petition and after notice and hearing, the court may appoint a limited or unlimited conservator or make any other protective order provided in this part in relation to the estate and affairs of: […]
560:5-417 Compensation and expenses.
§560:5-417 Compensation and expenses. If not otherwise compensated for services rendered, a guardian, conservator, physician, lawyer for the respondent, lawyer whose services resulted in a protective order or in an order beneficial to a protected person’s estate, or any person appointed by the court is entitled to reasonable compensation from the estate, even if no […]
560:5-402 Jurisdiction over business affairs of protected person.
§560:5-402 Jurisdiction over business affairs of protected person. After the service of notice in a proceeding seeking a conservatorship or other protective order and until termination of the proceeding, the court in which the petition is filed has: (1) Exclusive jurisdiction to determine the need for a conservatorship or other protective order; (2) Exclusive jurisdiction […]
560:5-418 General duties of conservator
§560:5-418 General duties of conservator. (a) A conservator, in relation to powers conferred by this article or implicit in the title acquired by virtue of the proceeding, shall be a fiduciary and shall observe the standards of care applicable to a trustee. (b) A conservator may exercise authority only as necessitated by the limitations of […]
560:5-403 Original petition for appointment or protective order.
§560:5-403 Original petition for appointment or protective order. (a) The following persons may petition for the appointment of a conservator or for any other appropriate protective order: (1) The person to be protected; (2) An individual interested in the estate, affairs, or welfare of the person to be protected, including a parent, guardian, or custodian; […]