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Revised Statutes of Missouri

Chapter 475

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 475

Probate Code — Guardianship

475.010Definitions 475.011Preference for spiritual healing not evidence of incapacity 475.015Relationship of guardianship provisions to uniform veterans' guardianship law — powers of Veterans' Administration 475.016Persons adjudged incompetent prior to September 28, 1983 — review — effect on prior appointed guardians — one year to meet new reporting requirements 475.020Applicability of provisions of probate code to guardianship 475.024(Repealed L. 2018 S.B. 819)Repealed 475.025Rights of parents as natural guardians of minors 475.030Letters of guardianship and conservatorship issued, when 475.035Venue 475.040Change of venue 475.045Who may be appointed guardian of minor 475.046Standby guardian permitted, when — appointment procedure — authority effective, when 475.050Appointment of guardian or conservator of disabled or incapacitated persons — order of priority 475.055Qualifications of guardians or conservators 475.060Application for guardianship — petition for guardianship requirements — incapacitated persons, petition requirements 475.061Application for conservatorship — may combine with petition for guardian of person 475.062Procedures for petition for appointment of conservator 475.065Single guardianship or conservatorship for two or more persons 475.070Notice of petition for appointment of guardian or conservator for a minor — service on parents of minor not required, when 475.075Hearing on capacity or disability — notice — service — contents of petition, appointment of attorney — examination of respondent, when — burden of proof — rights of respondent — factors court to consider 475.077Judgment of incapacity or disability set aside, when 475.078Effect of adjudication 475.079Order appointing guardian or conservator 475.080Appointment of limited guardian or conservator 475.081Persons having disappeared, absent from country, or forcibly detained, to be partially disabled, limited conservator appointed — procedure — termination, when 475.082Review of status of persons under guardianship or conservatorship — required report, content 475.083Termination of guardianship or conservatorship, when 475.084Visitation, parent may petition for, when 475.085Cost of proceedings as to disability or incapacity 475.090(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.091Court's powers, estates or affairs of minors or disabled persons 475.092Protective arrangements and single transactions, court's powers — limitation of trustee's liability 475.093Court may authorize participation in family trust 475.094Conservator, authorized exercise of powers 475.095Conservator of the estate of nonresident minors and disabled persons 475.097Conservator or guardian ad litem — conflicts of interest, removal 475.100Bond of conservator of estate of minor or disabled person 475.110Removal of guardian or conservator — incapacitated or disabled person, continuation of guardianship after dissolution of marriage, when 475.115Appointment of successor guardian or conservator — transfer of case, procedure 475.120General powers and duties of guardian of the person — social service agency acting on behalf of ward, requirements — preneed funeral contract permitted, when 475.121Admission to mental health or developmental disability facilities 475.123Medical and surgical procedures — consent — emergency 475.125Support and education of protectee and dependents 475.130General duties and powers of conservator of estate 475.132Individual liability of conservator 475.134Protection of persons dealing with conservator 475.135(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.145Inventory and appraisement 475.150Appraisement not required, when 475.155Continuation of business 475.160Assets of protectee, action to obtain, procedure 475.165(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.170(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.175(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.180(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.185(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.190Investment of liquid assets of estate of protectee — reports 475.195(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.200Purposes for which property may be sold — petition, examination, order 475.205Claims against estate — procedure 475.210Filing of notice of pendency of action in other court against conservator, effect — disabled persons, application of law 475.211Claims against minors or protectees, classification 475.213Payment of claims according to priority 475.215(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.220(Repealed L. 1971 S.B. 85 § 1)Repealed 475.230Sales of real estate, how made — notice required 475.235Order of sale, contents 475.240Report and approval of sale 475.245Deeds by conservator or successor, acknowledgment, evidentiary effect — sheriff of county to sign deed, when 475.250Effect of conveyance 475.255Receipts and acknowledgments of conservators, effect 475.260Actions against protectee, process, enforcement of judgments 475.265Compensation of guardians and conservators 475.270Annual settlements required, when, exception — information required 475.275Verification of securities held by conservator — pooled accounts, defined, restrictions on — examination of pooled accounts, when 475.276Order waiving settlement, when 475.280Settlement and report dockets — notice to conservators and guardians 475.285(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.290Final settlement required, when — notice 475.295Death of conservator, personal representative to make settlement — waived when 475.300Order for payment to protectee of amount due 475.305Enforcement of order of payment 475.310Estate delivered by resident conservator to foreign guardian or conservator, when 475.315Receipt by protectee, successor or others, discharge 475.320Death of protectee, distribution of estate — administration, when 475.322Use of multiple-party accounts and joint property 475.325Escheat of minor's estate, when 475.330Conservatorship dispensed with, when 475.335Payment and delivery to foreign guardian or conservator 475.336Effect of filing letters of foreign guardian or curator 475.337Jurisdiction by act of foreign guardian or conservator 475.338Service on foreign guardian or conservator 475.339Nonresident domiciliary guardian or conservator 475.340Mortgage or sale of real estate of ward by nonresident conservator 475.341Voidable transactions, exceptions 475.342Estate property, conservator's duties 475.343Personal financial resources, guardian not obligated to use — court order for ward's admission to mental health facility — authorized acts of social service agencies 475.345Transactions of protectees voidable, when 475.350Incapacitated public officer, proceedings 475.355Temporary emergency detention 475.357Child custody and visitation, probate courts to have jurisdiction, when 475.360(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.361Wards, rights of 475.365(Repealed L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 § 1)Repealed 475.370Exhaustion of estate 475.375(Repealed L. 2012 H.B. 1647 § A)Repealed 475.380Definitions 475.385Administrator as party in interest 475.390When guardian appointed 475.395Number of wards limited 475.400Petition for appointment of guardian 475.405Proof of necessity for appointment — minority 475.410Proof of necessity for appointment — incompetency 475.415Notice of petition for appointment 475.420Qualifications and bond of guardian 475.425Filing of accounts — notice of hearing 475.430Removal for failure to file accounts 475.435Compensation of guardian 475.440Investment of funds 475.445Application of funds 475.450Purchase of home for ward 475.455Discharge of guardian and release of sureties 475.460Commitment to Veterans Administration or other United States agency 475.465Construction and application 475.470Short title 475.475Other laws as applicable 475.480Application of provisions relating to surety bonds and administration of estates of wards 475.501Short title 475.502Definitions 475.503International application of act 475.504Communication between courts 475.505Cooperation between courts 475.506Taking testimony in another state 475.521Definitions — significant connection factors 475.522Exclusive basis 475.523Jurisdiction 475.524Special jurisdiction 475.525Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction 475.526Appropriate forum 475.527Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct 475.528Notice of proceeding 475.529Proceedings in more than one state 475.531Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state 475.532Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state 475.541Registration of guardianship orders 475.542Registration of protective orders 475.543Effect of registration 475.544State law applicability 475.551Uniformity of application and construction 475.552Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act 475.555Effective date 475.600Citation of law 475.602Delegation to attorney-in-fact, powers — revocation or withdrawal — requirements of delegation 475.604Delegation form, contents