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524.5-402 JURISDICTION OVER BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF PERSON SUBJECT TO CONSERVATORSHIP.

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 to determine how the estate of the person subject to conservatorship which is subject to the laws of this state must be managed, expended, or distributed to or for the use of the person subject to conservatorship, individuals who are in fact dependent upon the person subject to conservatorship, or other claimants; and

(3) concurrent jurisdiction to determine the validity of claims against the person or estate of the person subject to conservatorship and questions of title concerning assets of the estate.

History:

2003 c 12 art 1 s 42; 2020 c 86 art 1 s 41