35A-1230. Bond required before receiving property. Except as otherwise provided by G.S. 35A-1212.1 and G.S. 35A-1225(a), no general guardian or guardian of the estate shall be permitted to receive the ward’s property until he has given sufficient surety, approved by the clerk, to account for and apply the same under the direction of the court, […]
35A-1231. Terms and conditions of bond; increase on sale of realty or personal property. (a) Before issuing letters of appointment to a general guardian or guardian of the estate the clerk shall require the guardian to give a bond payable to the State. The clerk shall determine the value of all the ward’s personal property […]
35A-1232. Exclusion of deposited money in computing amount of bond. (a) When it appears that the ward’s estate includes money that has been or will be deposited in an account with a financial institution upon condition that the money will not be withdrawn except on authorization of the court, the court may, in its discretion, […]
35A-1233. Clerk’s authority to reduce penalty of bond. When a guardian has disbursed either income or income and principal of the estate according to law, for the purchase of real estate or the support and maintenance of the ward or the ward and his dependents or any lawful cause, and when the personal assets and […]
35A-1234. Action on bond. Any person injured by a breach of the condition of the guardian’s bond may prosecute a suit thereon, as in other actions. (1987, c. 550, s. 1.)
35A-1235. One bond sufficient when several wards have estate in common. When the same person is appointed guardian for two or more minors or incompetent persons possessed of one estate in common, the clerk may take one bond only in such case, upon which each of the wards or their heirs or personal representatives may […]
35A-1236. Renewal of bond. Every guardian who is required to post a bond and who does so other than through a duly authorized surety company shall renew his bond before the clerk every three years during the continuance of the guardianship. The clerk shall issue a citation against every such guardian failing to renew his […]
35A-1237. Relief of endangered sureties. Any surety of a guardian, who is in danger of sustaining loss by his suretyship, may file a motion in the cause before the clerk where the guardianship is docketed, setting forth the circumstances of his case and demanding relief. The guardian shall have 10 days after service of the […]
35A-1238. Clerk’s liability. (a) If any clerk commits the estate of a ward to the guardianship of any person without taking good and sufficient bond for the same as required by law, the clerk shall be liable on his official bond, at the suit of the aggrieved party, for all loss and damages sustained for […]
35A-1239. Health and Human Services bond. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services shall require or purchase individual or blanket bonds for all disinterested public agents appointed to be guardians, whether they serve as guardians of the estate, guardians of the person, or general guardians, or one blanket bond covering all agents, […]
