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NH Rev Stat § 464-A:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:31 - Both Spouses Under Guardianship.

    464-A:31 Both Spouses Under Guardianship. –||I. When a married man and his wife are both under guardianship, and the guardian of the estate of either has obtained a license from the judge to sell real estate of the ward, the guardian of the other may, without license, join in the sale and release the ward's interest.||II. In such case, the proceeds of the sale shall be equitably divided, as the judge may direct, according to the value of the respective interests of the husband and wife in the estate sold, and the respective guardians shall receive and be charged accordingly.|||Source. 1979, 370:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:32 - Purchase of Part.

    464-A:32 Purchase of Part. –||If a ward is seized of an undivided fractional part of real estate, the judge may authorize the guardian to purchase any other fractional part thereof whenever it will be conducive to the ward's interest to do so; and when so licensed, the guardian may make the purchase and use funds of the ward to pay the purchase money.|||Source. 1979, 370:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:33 - Purchase of Homestead for Ward.

    464-A:33 Purchase of Homestead for Ward. –||I. The judge may, on petition after notice to the ward, the ward's spouse, the ward's heirs at law and a representative of the ward if the judge deems this necessary, license the guardian of the estate to purchase with the funds of the ward real estate situated in this state, as a homestead for said ward.||II. The petition shall state the value of the ward's property and the license shall limit the sum to be expended for such homestead as the judge shall deem proper.||III. Before making any purchase under such license, the guardian of the estate shall take the following oath and file a certificate thereof in the office of the clerk:||"I, .........., guardian of the estate of .........., swear that in purchasing a homestead for my ward, I am acting in the best interests and to the utmost advantage for my ward, without any self-interest whatever."|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 2011, 88:20, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:34 - Right of Waiver.

    464-A:34 Right of Waiver. –||The guardian of the person and estate, or the person, or the estate, shall have the same rights that the ward would have, if legally competent, to waive the provisions of a will in favor of the ward, intended to be in lieu of distributive share, and shall likewise have the power to release said ward's homestead right, and take for said ward the same property and rights.|||Source. 1979, 370:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:35 - Annual Report of the Guardian of the Person.

    464-A:35 Annual Report of the Guardian of the Person. –||I. A guardian of the person shall file an annual report with the court within 90 days after the anniversary date of the guardian's appointment, or be in default. The clerk shall give notice of the default to the guardian by first class mail within 10 days after the default. The clerk shall issue a citation notice in accordance with RSA 554:26-a. The report shall contain a brief summary of the present status of the ward including, but not limited to:||(a) Changes in the medical condition of the ward;||(b) A listing of all major hospitalizations, surgical procedures, psychiatric treatments, and illnesses of the ward;||(c) If the ward is institutionalized in a nursing home or state institution, the results of an investigation into the nature and appropriateness of the ward's care and treatment; if the ward is not institutionalized, a brief statement of the supportive social services being provided to the ward;||(d) Any changes or proposals for changes in the living situation of the ward;||(e) The guardian's plan for preserving and maintaining the well-being of the ward;||(f) Facts indicating the need for continuation or cessation of the guardianship, or for any alteration in the powers of the guardian;||(g) Any other information which the court may require the guardian of the person to file.||II. A guardian of the person shall give in hand or mail by first class mail a copy of the annual report to the ward. The court may order service by other means as it deems appropriate. The court may send a copy of the annual report to any other person it may designate. Unless excused by the court for good cause shown, such designated person, if any, shall make a personal visit to the ward. If the ward or the designated person is not satisfied with the report, the ward or the designated person may request a hearing within 15 days after the ward's receipt of the report.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 1981, 564:13. 1995, 277:7. 1996, 265:3, 4. 2001, 146:4. 2009, 132:5. 2011, 88:22, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:36 - Accounts; Notice.

    464-A:36 Accounts;  Notice. –||I. Subject to the provisions of RSA 464-A:26, V, a guardian of the estate shall file an annual account under oath with the court within 90 days after the anniversary date of the guardian's appointment, or be in default. The clerk shall give notice of the default to the guardian by first class mail within 10 days after the default. The clerk shall issue a citation notice in accordance with RSA 554:26-a.||II. Said annual account shall specify the amount and type of real and personal property received by the guardian and remaining in his or her control or invested by him or her, and the nature of such investment, and receipts of money disbursed and expenditures, during the preceding time. Upon request of the court, the guardian of the estate shall produce for examination by the court, all securities, evidences of deposit, and investments reported, and any other information or documentation which the court may consider relevant to the accounting of the financial and property transactions of the estate.||III. Whenever any guardian of the estate files an account in the probate court, the guardian of the estate shall contemporaneously forward, in hand or by first class mail, the following to the ward and all parties appearing of record:||(a) A copy of the account; and||(b) A notice that the account may be approved unless a written objection, containing the specific factual or legal basis for the objection, is filed within 30 days after the date the account is filed in the probate court.||IV. The guardian of the estate shall certify to the probate court that the requirements of paragraph III have been complied with.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 1981, 564:14, 15. 1993, 190:14. 1995, 277:8, 9. 1996, 265:5, 6. 1998, 155:4. 2011, 88:23, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:36-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:36-a - Repealed by 1998, 155:10, IV, eff. July 8, 1998.

    464-A:36-a Repealed by 1998, 155:10, IV, eff. July 8, 1998. –|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:37 - Reports and Accounts; Failure of Guardian to File.

    464-A:37 Reports and Accounts;  Failure of Guardian to File. –||I. If a guardian fails to render any report or account within the time provided by law or the order of the court, or fails to settle the estate according to order of the court, the court may, upon its own motion, or upon the petition of any interested party, issue an order compelling the guardian to show cause before the court why he should not immediately make and file said report or account.||II. If a guardian fails, neglects, or refuses to make and file a report or accounting after having been cited by the court to do so, or fails to appear in court as directed by the court, the court may, upon its motion, or upon the motion of any interested party, issue a capias directed to the sheriff ordering that the guardian be brought before the court to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt.||III. If the court finds that the failure, refusal or neglect is willful or negligent, the guardian may be fined an amount not to exceed $5 a day or may be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 10 days, or both. All fines collected under this section shall be for the benefit of the county in which the fine is paid.||IV. The court may also terminate the powers of the guardian.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 1981, 564:17, eff. Aug. 29, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:38 - Annual Notification to Ward.

    464-A:38 Annual Notification to Ward. –||The court shall annually notify the ward that the ward has the right to seek alteration or termination of the guardianship at any time. This notice shall be given in language reasonably understandable by the ward. The notice shall contain the name and address of the ward's guardian and shall be given in hand or mailed by first class mail to the guardian and the ward, as the court directs. The court may order service by other means as it deems appropriate.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 1981, 564:18. 1995, 277:11, eff. Aug. 19, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:38-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:38-a - Prior Guardianships.

    464-A:38-a Prior Guardianships. –||Guardianships established prior to August 22, 1979, shall be reviewed in the probate court in accordance with RSA 464-A:35 and RSA 464-A:36.|||Source. 1981, 564:19, eff. Aug. 29, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:39 - Resignation, Removal, or Death of Guardian.

    464-A:39 Resignation, Removal, or Death of Guardian. –||I. Any person appointed as guardian of the person or an estate or both shall serve until:||(a) His or her resignation is accepted by the court;||(b) He or she dies;||(c) The court finds removal of the guardian to be in the ward's best interests; or||(d) The guardianship is terminated pursuant to this section or RSA 464-A:40.||II. A guardian seeking to resign shall file a motion for court approval of the resignation. Resignation of a guardian is not effective until accepted by the court and a successor guardian is appointed or the guardianship is terminated.||III. The ward or any person interested in the ward's welfare may file a motion for the removal of the guardian of the person or the estate or both, if removal would be in the ward's best interests.||IV. The guardianship shall not terminate with the resignation, removal, or death of the guardian, unless the court order expressly terminates the guardianship. If the guardianship is not terminated, the court shall appoint a successor guardian.||V. The resignation accepted by the court, removal, death of the guardian, or termination of the guardianship shall terminate the authority of the guardian, but shall not release the guardian from responsibility for any act or omission occurring during the period of the guardian's appointment.||VI. Any resignation or removal may be conditioned on such requirements or occurrences as the court may specify in the exercise of its reasonable discretion. The court may make such further orders as may be appropriate, including requiring a final account.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 2001, 146:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:41 - Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem.

    464-A:41 Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem. –||When before or during the hearing on any proceeding in any court it appears to the court that the interest or rights of a legally incapacitated person by age or other cause or circumstance are not fully represented or upon the request of any interested person, the court may appoint a competent and disinterested person to act as guardian ad litem for such legally incapacitated person and to represent such person's interest in the case. The guardian ad litem shall have none of the rights of the general guardian. The person appointed guardian ad litem shall make oath to perform such duty faithfully and impartially. A bond may be required of the guardian ad litem at the discretion of the court.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 1997, 28:1. 2005, 160:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:42 - Settlements on Behalf of Minors or Judgments or Decrees in Favor of Minors.

    464-A:42 Settlements on Behalf of Minors or Judgments or Decrees in Favor of Minors. –|| Settlements, judgments, or decrees of any suit or claim brought on behalf of a minor by a parent or next friend shall be approved by the superior or district court in which the action is pending or to which a writ may be made returnable as follows:||I. If the net amount, as defined in RSA 463:2, VI, or the portion thereof, to be paid to the minor while still a minor, exceeds $10,000:||(a) Superior court or district court approval of settlements, including structured settlements, is required. The superior or district court shall require proof in the form of a certified statement from the probate court that the guardian ad litem, parent, next friend, or other person who receives money on behalf of the minor has been appointed guardian of the estate of such minor and is subject to the duties prescribed under RSA 463:19.||(b) In the case of a judgment or decree, the superior or district court shall, before making any orders for payment, require proof in the form of a certified statement from the probate court that the guardian ad litem, parent, next friend, or other person who receives money on behalf of the minor has been appointed guardian of the estate of such minor and is subject to the duties prescribed under RSA 463:19.||II. For any net amount, as defined in RSA 463:2, VI, which is to be paid to the minor after the minor attains the age of majority:||(a) The superior court or district court may require approval, for good cause shown, of settlements, including structured settlements.||(b) The superior court or district court may make further orders regarding said distribution for good cause shown in the case of a judgment or decree.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 1992, 284:10. 1993, 82:2. 1994, 30:1. 1996, 265:7. 2008, 93:4, eff. May 21, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:43 - Costs.

    464-A:43 Costs. –||The costs incurred by the imposition of a guardianship or conservatorship pursuant to the procedures established in this chapter shall be distributed in the following manner:||I. Except in cases in which the petitioner filed the petition in bad faith, the court costs, expenses, and fees for counsel for the proposed ward and any resource person shall be borne by the proposed ward. In cases in which the petitioner acted in bad faith, the petitioner shall bear all such costs, expenses, and fees of the proceeding. The court may allow for payment of the costs, expenses, and fees of counsel for the petitioner from the assets of the ward, provided:||(a) The court has granted the petition to establish the guardianship;||(b) The awarding of costs, expenses, and legal fees from the assets of the ward will not cause undue financial hardship to the ward; and||(c) The costs, expenses, and legal fees incurred are reasonable and were necessary to protect the health, safety, welfare, or other personal; property, or financial interests of the ward or the ward's estate.||II. If the proposed ward is indigent, the costs, expenses, and legal fees for counsel for the proposed ward and any resource person incurred that are related to the petition for guardianship proceeding shall be borne by the state.||III. The costs incurred in the petition for a conservatorship shall be paid by the estate of the conservatee.|||Source. 1979, 370:1. 1987, 333:2. 2014, 163:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:44 - Repealed by 2015, 79:2, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

    464-A:44 Repealed by 2015, 79:2, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. –|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:45 - Repealed by 2015, 79:2, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

    464-A:45 Repealed by 2015, 79:2, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. –|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:46 - Repealed by 2015, 79:2, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

    464-A:46 Repealed by 2015, 79:2, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. –|
NH Rev Stat § 464-A:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-A - Guardians and Conservators|Section 464-A:47 - Appeals to Supreme Court.

    464-A:47 Appeals to Supreme Court. –||Appeals under this chapter to the supreme court shall be made in accordance with RSA 567-A. However, no order of the probate court shall be stayed pending appeal except by order of the probate court judge or the supreme court.|||Source. 2001, 146:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-C - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 464-C:1 - Short Title.

    464-C:1 Short Title. –||This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act (2007).|||Source. 2015, 79:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-C - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 464-C:2 - Definitions.

    464-C:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age.||II. "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under RSA 464-A, and a guardian of the estate as defined in RSA 464-A.||III. "Court" means circuit court probate division.||IV. "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under RSA 464-A, and a guardian of the person as defined in RSA 464-A.||V. "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian.||VI. "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.||VII. "Incapacitated person" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed.||VIII. "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding.||IX. "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.||X. "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued.||XI. "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property.||XII. "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued.||XIII. "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.||XIV. "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.||XV. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, 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.|||Source. 2015, 79:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-C - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 464-C:3 - International Application of Chapter.

    464-C:3 International Application of Chapter. –||A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this article and articles 2, 3, and 5.|||Source. 2015, 79:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 464-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators|Title 464-C - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 464-C:4 - Communication Between Courts.

    464-C:4 Communication Between Courts. –||I. A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph II, the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred.||II. Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters without making a record.|||Source. 2015, 79:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|