Advanced Search

§560:5-313  Temporary substitute guardian. 


Published: 2015

Subscribe to a Global-Regulation Premium Membership Today!

Key Benefits:

Subscribe Now for only USD$40 per month.
     §560:5-313  Temporary substitute guardian.  (a) 

If the court finds that a guardian is not effectively performing the guardian's

duties and that the welfare of the ward requires immediate action, it may

appoint a temporary substitute guardian for the ward for a specified period not

exceeding six months.  Except as otherwise ordered by the court, a temporary

substitute guardian so appointed has the powers set forth in the previous order

of appointment.  The authority of any unlimited or limited guardian previously

appointed by the court is suspended as long as a temporary substitute guardian

has authority.  If an appointment is made without previous notice to the ward

or the affected guardian and other interested persons, then the temporary

substitute guardian, within five days after the appointment, shall inform them

of the appointment.

     (b)  The court may remove a temporary

substitute guardian or modify the powers granted at any time.  A

temporary substitute guardian shall make any report the court requires.  In

other respects, the provisions of this article concerning guardians apply to a

temporary substitute guardian. [L 2004, c 161, pt of §1]