§ 2791. Inventory When his or her ward has estate, real or personal, a guardian appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall make and return an inventory thereof, agreeably to the condition of his or her bond. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
§ 2792. Appraisal to be made; exception Except in the following cases, such guardian shall cause the estate to be appraised by two or more disinterested persons, to be appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court: (1) when all the estate of the ward is in money, stocks, notes or other demands; (2) […]
§ 2793. Guardian to account for and dispose of personalty A guardian shall account for and dispose of the personal estate of his or her ward, as administrators account for and dispose of personal estate in the settlement of estates.
§ 2794. Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting If a guardian, ward, creditor or heir apparent of a ward files a motion complaining to the Probate Division of the Superior Court that a person is suspected of having concealed, embezzled, or conveyed away money, goods, or chattels of the ward, or that such […]
§ 2795. Commitment for disobedience; examination If the person so cited does not appear and submit to examination, or answer lawful interrogatories, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may issue a warrant committing the person to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections until compliance is given. Interrogatories shall be in writing, signed by […]
§ 2796. Citation; costs Such citation shall issue and costs be taxed, as provided in case of similar citations in the settlement of estates.
§ 2797. Guardian to manage estate and maintain ward A guardian shall manage the estate of his or her ward frugally and without waste and in a manner most beneficial to the ward and out of the estate of his or her ward shall provide for the maintenance of the ward and his or her […]
§ 2798. Guardian may sell personalty and support ward When it is necessary or for the interest of his or her ward, the guardian shall sell his or her personal estate. Out of the proceeds, and the income of his or her real estate, if sufficient, such guardian shall pay the necessary expenses of the […]
§ 2800. Disputed claim may be referred When there is a disputed claim between a guardian, on behalf of the ward, and any other person, with the consent of the parties in writing the Probate Division of the Superior Court may refer it to a master as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (Amended […]
§ 2801. Guardian may discharge mortgage; consent to sale of realty On payment to him of the sum due on a real estate mortgage, a guardian may give an acquittance or release of the claim of his ward as mortgagee or assignee under such mortgage, and may give the consent of his ward to the […]
§ 2802. Partition of estate of which ward has an undivided interest When a ward is joint tenant or tenant in common with others, the ward’s guardian may agree with the other joint tenants or tenants in common, to make partition of the lands so held. When that agreement is made in writing and filed […]
§ 2803. Court may order personalty sold and proceeds invested in real estate (a) On motion of a guardian, a ward, or relative of a ward, or of a person interested in a ward’s estate, by order, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may authorize or require the guardian to sell and transfer stock […]
§ 2804. Court may order estate paid to guardian in other state When a minor or other person having a guardian appointed by a Probate Division of the Superior Court in this State, has a guardian in another state or country, and it appears to the Probate Division of the Superior Court having jurisdiction in […]
