§44A-1-8. Persons and Entities Qualified to Serve as Guardian and Conservator; Default Guardian and Conservator; Exemptions From Conservator Appointment
(a) Any adult individual may be appointed to serve as a guardian, a conservator or both upon a showing by the individual of the necessary education, ability and background to perform the duties of guardian or conservator and upon a determination by the court that the individual is capable of providing an active and suitable […]
§44A-1-9. Posting of Bonds; Actions on Bond
(a) The court has the discretion to determine whether the posting of a bond by a guardian, once appointed, is necessary. No bond is required of any sheriff or representative of the Department of Health and Human Resources appointed as conservator or guardian, respectively. (b) The court shall order the posting of a bond by […]
§44A-1-10. Mandatory Education; Written Material; and Forms
(a) Any individual appointed to serve as a guardian or conservator must receive educational material or complete mandated educational training, unless the court enters an order stating that the individual does not require the mandated educational training because he or she has completed the mandated educational training within the last three years. (b) Upon a […]
§44A-1-11. Guardian or Conservator Who Resides Out of State to Designate Resident Agent
A guardian or conservator who is or who later becomes a nonresident of this state shall file with the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the proceeding is pending or where he or she was appointed guardian/conservator a designation of an agent residing in this state to accept service of process. […]
§44A-1-12. Appointment of Guardian or Conservator Acting in Another State
(a) A guardian, conservator or like fiduciary appointed in another state may be appointed to serve as a guardian or conservator in this state upon presentation of a petition therefor, proof of appointment, and a certified copy of such portion of the court record in the other state as the court in this state may […]
§44A-1-13. Compensation
(a) Any guardian or conservator, whether full, temporary, or limited, is entitled to reasonable compensation as allowed by the court from the estate, including reimbursement for costs advanced. The frequency and amount of all compensation must be approved by the court. (b) No guardian or conservator may use funds out of the estate in defense […]
§44A-1-14. Temporary Protective Orders
The court or mental hygiene commissioner may, at the request of a petitioner or upon its own motion, issue temporary protective orders freezing bank or investment accounts, ordering the production of records and otherwise prohibiting or limiting the expenditure, sale or other legal transfer of any assets of the alleged protected person until a final […]
§44A-1-15. Eligibility of Guardians or Conservators Employed Pursuant to a Department of Health and Human Resources Waiver Program
(a) A person employed pursuant to a written contract or other employment arrangement with a licensed provider of behavioral health services for the purpose of providing services to a protected person, may be appointed by a court as the guardian or conservator of the protected person if: (1) Payment for services provided under the contract […]
§44A-1-7. Transfer of Venue Following Appointment
(a) Following the appointment of a full or limited guardian or conservator or committee, the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding may order the transfer of jurisdiction to another circuit court in this state or to an appropriate tribunal in another state if it appears to the court that the interests of the protected person […]
§44A-1-1. Short Title and Legislative Findings
This chapter is known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Guardianship and Conservatorship Act". The Legislature finds that section six, article eight of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia gives it the discretionary authority to pass legislation which "…provides that all matters of probate, the appointment and qualification of personal representatives, […]