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MN Stat § 524.5-427 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-427 — Principles Of Distribution By Conservator.

524.5-427 PRINCIPLES OF DISTRIBUTION BY CONSERVATOR. (a) Unless otherwise specified in the order of appointment and endorsed on the letters of appointment, a conservator may expend or distribute income or principal of the estate of the person subject to conservatorship without further court authorization or confirmation for the support, care, education, health, and welfare of the person subject to conservatorship and individuals who are in fact dependent on the person subject to conservatorship, including the payment of child or spousal support, in accordance with paragraphs (b) to (e). (b) The conservator shall consider recommendations relating to the appropriate standard of support, care, education, health, and welfare for the person subject to conservatorship or an individual who is in fact dependent on the person subject to conservatorship made by a guardian, if any, and, if the person subject to conservatorship is a minor, the conservator shall consider recommendations made by a parent. (c) The conservator may not be surcharged for money paid to persons furnishing support, care, education, or benefit to the person subject to conservatorship or an individual who is in fact dependent on the person subject to conservatorship pursuant to the recommendations of a parent or guardian of the person subject to conservatorship unless the conservator knows that the parent or guardian derives personal financial benefit therefrom, including relief from any personal duty of support, or the recommendations are not in the best interest of the person subject to conservatorship. (d) In making distributions under this section, the conservator shall consider: (1) the size of the estate, the estimated duration of the conservatorship, and the likelihood that the person subject to conservatorship, at some future time, may be fully self-sufficient and able to manage business affairs and the estate; (2) the accustomed standard of living of the person subject to conservatorship and individuals who are in fact dependent on the person subject to conservatorship; and (3) other money or sources used for the support of the person subject to conservatorship. (e) Money expended under this section may be paid by the conservator to any person, including the person subject to conservatorship, to reimburse for expenditures that the conservator might have made or in advance for services to be rendered to the person subject to conservatorship if it is reasonable to expect the services will be performed and advance payments are customary or reasonably necessary under the circumstances. History:  2003 c 12 art 1 s 65; 2020 c 86 art 1 s 41
MN Stat § 524.5-428 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-428 — Death Of Person Subject To Conservatorship.

524.5-428 DEATH OF PERSON SUBJECT TO CONSERVATORSHIP. (a) If a person subject to conservatorship dies, the conservator shall deliver to the court for safekeeping any will of the deceased person subject to conservatorship which may have come into the conservator's possession, inform the personal representative named in the will of the delivery, and retain the estate for delivery to a duly appointed personal representative of the decedent or other persons entitled thereto. (b) If a personal representative has not been appointed within 90 days after the death of a person subject to conservatorship and an application or petition for appointment is not before the court, the conservator may apply or petition for appointment as personal representative in order to administer and distribute the decedent's estate. History:  2003 c 12 art 1 s 66; 2020 c 86 art 1 s 41
MN Stat § 524.5-430 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-430 — Personal Liability Of Conservator.

524.5-430 PERSONAL LIABILITY OF CONSERVATOR. (a) Except as otherwise agreed, a conservator is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in a fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the estate unless the conservator fails to reveal in the contract the representative capacity and identify the estate. (b) A conservator is personally liable for obligations arising from ownership or control of property of the estate or for other acts or omissions occurring in the course of administration of the estate only if personally at fault. (c) Claims based on contracts entered into by a conservator in a fiduciary capacity, obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate, and claims based on torts committed in the course of administration of the estate may be asserted against the estate by proceeding against the conservator in a fiduciary capacity, whether or not the conservator is personally liable therefor. (d) A question of liability between the estate and the conservator personally may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge, or indemnification, or in another appropriate proceeding or action. (e) A conservator is not personally liable for any environmental condition on or injury resulting from any environmental condition on land solely by reason of being appointed conservator. History:   2003 c 12 art 1 s 68
MN Stat § 524.5-432 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-432 — Payment Of Debt And Delivery Of Property To Foreign Conservator Without Local Proceeding.

524.5-432 PAYMENT OF DEBT AND DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO FOREIGN CONSERVATOR WITHOUT LOCAL PROCEEDING. (a) A person who is indebted to or has the possession of tangible or intangible property of a person subject to conservatorship may pay the debt or deliver the property to a foreign conservator, guardian of the estate, or other court-appointed fiduciary of the state of residence of the person subject to conservatorship. Payment or delivery may be made only upon proof of appointment and presentation of an affidavit made by or on behalf of the fiduciary stating that a protective proceeding relating to the person subject to conservatorship is not pending in this state and the foreign fiduciary is entitled to payment or to receive delivery. (b) Payment or delivery in accordance with paragraph (a) discharges the debtor or possessor, absent knowledge of any protective proceeding pending in this state. History:  2003 c 12 art 1 s 70; 2020 c 86 art 1 s 41
MN Stat § 524.5-433 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-433 — Foreign Conservator: Proof Of Authority; Bond; Powers.

524.5-433 FOREIGN CONSERVATOR: PROOF OF AUTHORITY; BOND; POWERS. If a conservator has not been appointed in this state and a petition in a protective proceeding is not pending in this state, a conservator appointed in the state in which the person subject to conservatorship resides may file in a court of this state, in a county in which property belonging to the person subject to conservatorship is located, authenticated copies of letters of appointment and of any bond. Thereafter, the conservator may exercise all powers of a conservator appointed in this state as to property in this state and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state subject to any conditions otherwise imposed upon nonresident parties. History:  2003 c 12 art 1 s 71; 2020 c 86 art 1 s 41
MN Stat § 524.5-501 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-501 — Guardianship, Conservatorship; Workers' Compensation Proceedings.

 524.5-501 [Repealed, 1984 c 603 s 29] 524.5-501 GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP; WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS. (a) When a matter is referred under section 176.092, subdivision 3, the court shall determine whether the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, shall appoint a guardian or conservator if the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, and shall return the matter to the source of referral. (b) The court shall oversee the use of monetary benefits paid to a conservator as provided in this article or under rule 145 of the General Rules of Practice for the district courts. There is a rebuttable presumption that a settlement or award approved by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or a compensation judge is reasonable and fair to the employee or dependent. (c) Subject to the approval of the court, the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay the costs and guardian, conservator, and attorney fees of the employee or dependent associated with the appointment of a guardian or conservator and as required under section 176.092. History:   2003 c 12 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 524.5-601 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-601 — Short Title.

524.5-601 SHORT TITLE. Sections 524.5-601 to 524.5-903 may be cited as the "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act." History:   2009 c 46 s 2
MN Stat § 524.5-602 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-602 — Definitions.

524.5-602 DEFINITIONS. (a) The definitions in this section apply to sections 524.5-602 to 524.5-903. (b) "Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age. (c) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502. (d) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502. (e) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian. (f) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued. (g) "Incapacitated person" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed. (h) "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding. (i) "Person," except in the term incapacitated person or protected person, means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. (j) "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued. (k) "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or any other order related to management of an adult's property. (l) "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued. (m) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (n) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought. (o) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. History:   2009 c 46 s 3
MN Stat § 524.5-603 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-603 — International Application.

524.5-603 INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION. A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying sections 524.5-601 to 524.5-903. History:   2009 c 46 s 4
MN Stat § 524.5-604 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-604 — Communication Between Courts.

524.5-604 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COURTS. (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under sections 524.5-601 to 524.5-903. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred. (b) Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters without making a record. History:   2009 c 46 s 5
MN Stat § 524.5-605 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-605 — Cooperation Between Courts.

524.5-605 COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS. (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any one or more of the following: (1) hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent; (4) order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding; (5) forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under clause (1) or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under clause (2), and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under clause (3) or (4); (6) issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; and (7) issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 164.504. (b) If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in paragraph (a), a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request. History:   2009 c 46 s 6
MN Stat § 524.5-606 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-606 — Taking Testimony In Another State.

524.5-606 TAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a witness be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is to be taken. (b) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, a court in this state may permit a witness located in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone or audiovisual or other electronic means. A court of this state shall cooperate with the court of the other state in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony. (c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the best evidence rule. History:   2009 c 46 s 7
MN Stat § 524.5-701 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-701 — Definitions; Significant Connection Factors.

524.5-701 DEFINITIONS; SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION FACTORS. (a) In sections 524.5-701 to 524.5-709: (1) "emergency" means a circumstance that likely will result in substantial harm to a respondent's health, safety, or welfare, and for which the appointment of a guardian is necessary because no other person has authority and is willing to act on the respondent's behalf; (2) "home state" means the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately before the filing of a petition for a protective order or the appointment of a guardian; or if none, the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months ending within the six months prior to the filing of the petition; and (3) "significant-connection state" means a state, other than the home state, with which a respondent has a significant connection other than mere physical presence and in which substantial evidence concerning the respondent is available. (b) In determining under sections 524.5-703 and 524.5-801, paragraph (e), whether a respondent has a significant connection with a particular state, the court shall consider: (1) the location of the respondent's family and other persons required to be notified of the guardianship or protective proceeding; (2) the length of time the respondent at any time was physically present in the state and the duration of any absence; (3) the location of the respondent's property; and (4) the extent to which the respondent has ties to the state such as voting registration, state or local tax return filing, vehicle registration, driver's license, social relationship, and receipt of services. History:  2009 c 46 s 8; 2010 c 382 s 79
MN Stat § 524.5-702 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-702 — Exclusive Basis.

524.5-702 EXCLUSIVE BASIS. Sections 524.5-701 to 524.5-709 provide the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this state to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult. History:   2009 c 46 s 9
MN Stat § 524.5-703 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-703 — Jurisdiction.

524.5-703 JURISDICTION. A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) this state is the respondent's home state; (2) on the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and: (i) the respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent's home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because this state is a more appropriate forum; or (ii) the respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state, and, before the court makes the appointment or issues the order: (A) a petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent's home state; (B) an objection to the court's jurisdiction is not filed by a person required to be notified of the proceeding; and (C) the court in this state concludes that it is an appropriate forum under the factors set forth in section 524.5-706; (3) this state does not have jurisdiction under either clause (1) or (2), the respondent's home state and all significant-connection states have declined to exercise jurisdiction because this state is the more appropriate forum, and jurisdiction in this state is consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States; or (4) the requirements for special jurisdiction under section 524.5-704 are met. History:   2009 c 46 s 10
MN Stat § 524.5-704 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-704 — Special Jurisdiction.

524.5-704 SPECIAL JURISDICTION. (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under section 524.5-703 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a respondent who is physically present in this state; (2) issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state; and (3) appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to section 524.5-801. (b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment. History:   2009 c 46 s 11
MN Stat § 524.5-705 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-705 — Exclusive And Continuing Jurisdiction.

524.5-705 EXCLUSIVE AND CONTINUING JURISDICTION. Except as otherwise provided in section 524.5-704, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with sections 524.5-601 to 524.5-903 has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by its own terms. History:   2009 c 46 s 12
MN Stat § 524.5-706 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts|Chapter 524 — Uniform Probate Code|Section 524.5-706 — Appropriate Forum.

524.5-706 APPROPRIATE FORUM. (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under section 524.5-703 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction under paragraph (a), it shall either dismiss or stay the proceeding. The court may impose any condition the court considers just and proper, including the condition that a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order be filed promptly in another state. (c) In determining whether it is an appropriate forum, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including: (1) any expressed preference of the respondent; (2) whether abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the respondent has occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the respondent from the abuse, neglect, or exploitation; (3) the length of time the respondent was physically present in or was a legal resident of this or another state; (4) the distance of the respondent from the court in each state; (5) the financial circumstances of the respondent's estate; (6) the nature and location of the evidence; (7) the ability of the court in each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present evidence; (8) the familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the proceeding; and (9) if an appointment were made, the court's ability to monitor the conduct of the guardian or conservator. History:   2009 c 46 s 13