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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.336 - Effect of filing letters of foreign guardian or curator.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
475.336. Effect of filing letters of foreign guardian or curator. —
If no local conservator has been appointed and no petition in a conservatorship proceeding is pending in this state, a domiciliary foreign guardian, curator, committee or conservator may file with a court of a county in this state in which property belonging to the minor or disabled person is located, authenticated copies of his appointment and of any official bond he has given. Thereafter, he may exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local conservator and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties generally.
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(L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.337 - Jurisdiction by act of foreign guardian or conservator.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
475.337. Jurisdiction by act of foreign guardian or conservator. —
A foreign guardian, curator, committee or conservator submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the estate by filing authenticated copies of his appointment as provided in section 475.336, receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property under section 475.335, or doing any act as a guardian or conservator in this state which would have given the state jurisdiction over him as an individual. Jurisdiction for receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property under section 475.335 is limited to the money or value of personal property collected.
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(L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.338 - Service on foreign guardian or conservator.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
475.338. Service on foreign guardian or conservator. —
1. Service of process may be made upon the foreign guardian, curator, committee or conservator by registered or certified mail, addressed to his last reasonably ascertainable address. Notice by ordinary first class mail is sufficient if registered or certified mail service to the addressee is unavailable. Service may be made upon a foreign guardian, curator, committee or conservator in the manner in which service could have been made under other laws of this state.
2. If service is made upon a foreign guardian, curator, committee or conservator as provided in subsection 1 of this section, he shall be allowed at least thirty days within which to appear or respond.
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(L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.339 - Nonresident domiciliary guardian or conservator.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
475.339. Nonresident domiciliary guardian or conservator. —
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a domiciliary guardian, committee, curator or conservator of a nonresident person, although a nonresident of this state or a corporation of another state or country, whether or not authorized to do business in this state, may act as such domiciliary guardian or conservator in this state under sections 475.335 and 475.336 and may be appointed and act as local guardian or conservator under section 475.030.
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(L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.340 - Mortgage or sale of real estate of ward by nonresident conservator.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1985
475.340. Mortgage or sale of real estate of ward by nonresident conservator. —
1. When a nonresident person, owning real estate in this state, has a guardian, committee, curator or conservator of the estate in the state or territory in which he resides, the probate division of the circuit court in the proper county may authorize his guardian, committee, curator or conservator of the estate, either in person or by his agent, acting under power of attorney, to mortgage, or renew or extend any mortgage, on the person's real estate, or to sell the real estate and receive the proceeds of sale, and in case the person dies before the sale is completed, the guardian, curator, conservator, or agent shall complete the sale and pay the proceeds to the personal representative of the person.
2. Before any order is made for the payment of money to a nonresident guardian, curator, committee or conservator of the estate, or for the sale, mortgage, or renewal or extension of a mortgage on the property of the person by him, he shall produce satisfactory evidence to the court that he has given bond and security, as guardian, curator, committee or conservator, in the state or territory in which he and the person reside, in an amount sufficient under the laws of the state or territory in which he and his ward reside to cover the sum to be paid him or the appraised value of the property to be sold, in addition to such other property as is in his hands; and the proof shall consist of a copy of the record setting forth his appointment as guardian, committee, curator or conservator, and also a copy of his bond, executed as such, certified according to the act of Congress which regulates the authentication of records.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 404, 415, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 349, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1985 S.B. 35, et al.)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 404, 415; 1919 §§ 400, 411; 1909 § 441
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.341 - Voidable transactions, exceptions.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
475.341. Voidable transactions, exceptions. —
1. Except when a public administrator is serving as conservator, a sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving the management of the conservatorship entered into by the conservator for the conservator's own personal gain or which is otherwise affected by a conflict between the conservator's fiduciary and personal interests is voidable unless the transaction:
(1) Was approved by the court;
(2) Involves a contract entered into or claim acquired by the conservator before the person became or contemplated becoming conservator;
(3) Involves a deposit of estate moneys to a bank operated by the conservator; or
(4) Involves an advance by the conservator of moneys for the protection of the estate.
2. When a public administrator is serving as conservator, the public administrator shall not enter into a transaction for his or her own personal gain.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 806)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.342 - Estate property, conservator's duties.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
475.342. Estate property, conservator's duties. —
The conservator shall:
(1) Keep estate property separate from the conservator's own property; and
(2) Cause the estate's property to be designated so that any ownership interest of the estate, to the extent feasible, appears in records maintained by a financial institution or party other than the conservator or protectee.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 806)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.343 - Personal financial resources, guardian not obligated to use — court order for ward's admission to mental health facility — authorized acts of social service agencies.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
475.343. Personal financial resources, guardian not obligated to use — court order for ward's admission to mental health facility — authorized acts of social service agencies. —
1. A guardian of an adult or minor ward is not obligated by virtue of such guardian's appointment to use the guardian's own financial resources for the support of the ward. If the ward's estate and available public benefits are inadequate for the proper care of the ward, the guardian or conservator may apply to the county commission under section 475.370.
2. No guardian shall have authority to seek admission of the guardian's ward to a mental health facility or an intellectual disability facility for more than thirty days for any purpose without court order except as otherwise provided by law.
3. Only the director or chief administrative officer of a social service agency serving as guardian of an incapacitated person, or such person's designee, is legally authorized to act on behalf of such person.
4. A social service agency serving as guardian of an incapacitated person shall notify the court within fifteen days after any change in the identity of the professional individual who has primary responsibility for providing guardianship services to the incapacitated person.
5. Any social service agency serving as guardian shall not provide other services to the ward.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 806)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.345 - Transactions of protectees voidable, when.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
475.345. Transactions of protectees voidable, when. —
A sale, exchange, lease, gift, contract, release or other transaction affecting his estate entered into by a protectee at a time when he is a minor or lacks sufficient mental capacity to understand the transaction and its effect upon his estate, rights and future welfare is voidable at the option of the protectee or the conservator of his estate unless entered into with the consent of the conservator in the case of transactions which the conservator could enter into without court authorization under section 475.130 or with the authorization or approval of the court. The conservator is under a duty to treat as voidable transactions which are voidable at his option and not beneficial to the protectee or his estate.
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(RSMo 1939 § 485, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 350, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 486; 1919 § 482; 1909 § 512
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.350 - Incapacitated public officer, proceedings.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
475.350. Incapacitated public officer, proceedings. —
If any person adjudicated incapacitated by the judge of the probate division of the circuit court is, at the time of the adjudication, a duly qualified public officer of this state, or of any county in this state, or of any municipality in this state, his office is deemed vacant, and the judge of the court shall certify the fact of such adjudication to the officer or tribunal having power to fill the vacancy; and the vacancy shall be filled during the incapacity of such officer.
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(RSMo 1939 § 451, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 351, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 452; 1919 § 448; 1909 § 478
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.355 - Temporary emergency detention.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
475.355. Temporary emergency detention. —
1. If, upon the filing of a petition for the adjudication of incapacity or disability it appears that the respondent, by reason of a mental disorder or intellectual disability or developmental disability, presents a likelihood of serious physical harm to the respondent or others, the respondent may be detained in accordance with the provisions of chapter 632 if suffering from a mental disorder, or chapter 633 if the respondent has an intellectual or developmental disability, pending a hearing on the petition for adjudication.
2. As used in this section, the terms
"mental disorder"
and
"intellectual disability"
or
"developmental disability"
shall be as defined in chapter 630 and the term
"likelihood of serious physical harm to the respondent or others"
shall be as the term "likelihood of serious harm" is defined in chapter 632.
3. The procedure for obtaining an order of temporary emergency detention shall be as prescribed by chapter 632, relating to prehearing detention of mentally disordered persons.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 498, 499, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 352, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1064, A.L. 2018 S.B. 806)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 499, 500; 1919 §§ 494, 495; 1909 §§ 524, 525
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.357 - Child custody and visitation, probate courts to have jurisdiction, when.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
475.357. Child custody and visitation, probate courts to have jurisdiction, when. —
The probate divisions of the courts of this state have jurisdiction over issues of the adjudication of incapacity, partial incapacity, disability, or partial disability and the appointment of a guardian, limited guardian, conservator, or limited conservator of an adult eighteen years of age or older whose parents have a pending matter under chapter 210 or
*
452 for child custody or visitation of that child. The court that has jurisdiction under chapter 210 or
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452 shall have the authority to enter orders only as to child support after such adjudication and appointment of a guardian by the probate division.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 806)
*Word "chapter" appears here in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.361 - Wards, rights of.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018
475.361. Wards, rights of. —
1. The provisions of section 475.078 notwithstanding to the contrary, in every guardianship, the ward has the right to:
(1) A guardian who acts in the best interests of the ward;
(2) A guardian who is reasonably accessible to the ward;
(3) Communicate freely and privately with family, friends, and other persons other than the guardian; except that, such right may be limited by the guardian for good cause but only as necessary to ensure the ward's condition, safety, habilitation, or sound therapeutic treatment;
(4) Individually or through the ward's representative or legal counsel, bring an action relating to the guardianship, including the right to file a petition alleging that the ward is being unjustly denied a right or privilege granted by this chapter, including the right to bring an action to modify or terminate the guardianship under the provisions of section 475.083;
(5) The least restrictive form of guardianship assistance, taking into consideration the ward's functional limitations, personal needs, and preferences;
(6) Be restored to capacity at the earliest possible time;
(7) Receive information from the court that describes the ward's rights, including rights the ward may seek by petitioning the court; and
(8) Participate in any health care decision-making process.
2. An adult ward may petition the court to grant the ward the right to:
(1) Contract to marry or to petition for dissolution of marriage;
(2) Make, modify, or terminate other contracts or ratify contracts made by the ward;
(3) Consent to medical treatment;
(4) Establish a residence or dwelling place;
(5) Change domicile;
(6) Bring or defend any action at law or equity, except an action relating to the guardianship; or
(7) Drive a motor vehicle if the ward can pass the required driving test.
3. The appointment of a guardian shall revoke the powers of an agent who was previously appointed by the ward to act as an agent under a durable power of attorney for health care, unless the court so orders.
4. The appointment of a guardian is not a determination that the ward lacks testamentary capacity.
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(L. 2018 S.B. 806)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.370 - Exhaustion of estate.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
475.370. Exhaustion of estate. —
1. If the estate of any incapacitated ward or protectee is insufficient to pay his debts, to maintain himself and family, or educate his children, his guardian or conservator may apply to the county commission of the proper county, by petition, setting forth the particulars, and praying for an appropriation from the county treasury for the support of his ward or protectee.
2. The petition shall be accompanied by a true and perfect account of the guardianship or conservatorship, an inventory of the estate and effects, and a list of the debts due from such incapacitated person, and it shall be verified by the affidavit of the petitioner.
3. If the county commission is satisfied that the estate and effects are insufficient for the purposes above specified, it may order such sum to be paid to the guardian or conservator, out of the county treasury, as to it shall appear reasonable, and cause a warrant to be issued accordingly.
4. But no allowance shall be made, at any one time, for a period longer than one year, nor shall the order be made at any time, unless the guardian or conservator has duly accounted, and settled with the probate division of the circuit court, for the moneys and effects which have come to his hands for the support of his ward or protectee, out of the county treasury or otherwise.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 488, 489, 490, 491, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 355, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 489, 490, 491, 492; 1919 §§ 485, 486, 487, 488; 1909 §§ 515, 516, 517, 518
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.380 - Definitions.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.380. Definitions. —
As used in sections 475.380 to 475.480:
(1)
"Person"
means an individual, a partnership, a corporation or an association;
(2)
"Veterans administration"
means the Veterans Administration, its predecessors or successor;
(3)
"Income"
means moneys received from the Veterans Administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired therewith;
(4)
"Estate"
means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with income;
(5)
"Benefits"
means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the Veterans Administration;
(6)
"Administrator"
means the administrator of Veterans Affairs of the United States or his successor;
(7)
"Ward"
means a beneficiary of the Veterans Administration;
(8)
"Guardian"
means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 1)
(1966) Uniform veterans' guardianship law does not apply in case where it does not appear that veteran's estate was derived from moneys received from veterans' administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired from the money. DeWald v. Morris (A.), 397 S.W.2d 738.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.385 - Administrator as party in interest.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.385. Administrator as party in interest. —
1. The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate includes assets derived in whole or in part from benefits heretofore or hereafter paid by the Veterans Administration.
2. Not less than fifteen days prior to hearing in such matter, notice in writing of the time and place thereof shall be given by mail (unless waived in writing) to the office of the Veterans Administration having jurisdiction over the area in which any such suit or any such proceeding is pending.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.390 - When guardian appointed.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.390. When guardian appointed. —
Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the Veterans Administration, it is necessary, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed, the appointment may be made in the manner herein provided.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.395 - Number of wards limited.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951
475.395. Number of wards limited. —
No person, other than a bank, trust company or public administrator shall be guardian of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family. Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the Veterans Administration or other interested person, alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting from such guardian and shall discharge him from guardianships in excess of five and forthwith appoint a successor.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 4, A.L. 1951 p. 884)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.400 - Petition for appointment of guardian.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.400. Petition for appointment of guardian. —
1. A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed by any relative or friend of the ward or by any person who is authorized by law to file such a petition. If there is no person so authorized or if the person so authorized refuses or fails to file such a petition within thirty days after mailing of notice by the Veterans Administration to the last known address of the person, if any, indicating the necessity for the same, a petition for appointment may be filed by any resident of this state.
2. The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, place of residence of the ward, the name and place of residence of the nearest relative, if known, and the fact that the ward is entitled to receive benefits payable by or through the Veterans Administration and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and the amount of probable future payments.
3. The petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person or institution, if any, having actual custody of the ward and the name, age, relationship, if any, occupation and address of the proposed guardian and if the nominee is a natural person, the number of wards for whom the nominee is presently acting as guardian. Notwithstanding any law as to priority of persons entitled to appointment or the nomination in the petition, the court may appoint some other individual or a bank or trust company as guardian if the court determines it is for the best interest of the ward.
4. In the case of a mentally incompetent ward the petition shall show that such ward has been rated incompetent by the Veterans Administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the Veterans Administration.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.405 - Proof of necessity for appointment — minority.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.405. Proof of necessity for appointment — minority. —
Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor, a certificate of the administrator or his authorized representative, setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the Veterans Administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the Veterans Administration shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.410 - Proof of necessity for appointment — incompetency.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.410. Proof of necessity for appointment — incompetency. —
Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the administrator or his duly authorized representative, that such person has been rated incompetent by the Veterans Administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such Veterans Administration and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such ward by the Veterans Administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.415 - Notice of petition for appointment.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.415. Notice of petition for appointment. —
Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under sections 475.380 to 475.480, notice shall be given to the ward, to such other persons, and in such manner as is provided by the general law of this state, and also to the Veterans Administration as provided by sections 475.380 to 475.480.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.420 - Qualifications and bond of guardian.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.420. Qualifications and bond of guardian. —
1. Upon the appointment of a guardian, he shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the estimated value of the personal estate and anticipated income of the ward during the ensuing year. The bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required of guardians appointed under the general guardianship laws of this state. The court may from time to time require the guardian to file an additional bond.
2. Where a bond is tendered by a guardian with personal sureties, there shall be at least two such sureties and they shall file with the court a certificate under oath which shall describe the property owned, both real and personal, and shall state that each is worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty thereof over and above all his debts and liabilities and the aggregate of other bonds on which he is principal or surety and exclusive of property exempt from execution. The court may require additional security or may require a corporate surety bond, the premium thereon to be paid from the ward's estate.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 9)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.430 - Removal for failure to file accounts.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.430. Removal for failure to file accounts. —
If any guardian shall fail to file with the court any account as required by sections 475.380 to 475.480, or by an order of the court, when any account is due or within thirty days after citation issues as provided by law, or shall fail to furnish the Veterans Administration a true copy of any account, petition or pleading as required by sections 475.380 to 475.480, such failure may in the discretion of the court be ground for his removal.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 11)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.435 - Compensation of guardian.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.435. Compensation of guardian. —
Compensation payable to guardians shall be based upon services rendered and shall not exceed five percent of the amount of moneys received during the period covered by the account. In the event of extraordinary services by any guardian, the court, upon petition and hearing thereon, may authorize reasonable additional compensation therefor. A copy of the petition and notice of hearing thereon shall be given the proper office of the Veterans Administration in the manner provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading. No commission or compensation shall be allowed on the moneys or other assets received from a prior guardian nor upon the amount received from liquidation of loans or other investments.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 12)
(1957) Where guardian, who was wife of incompetent, made twenty-eight annual settlements before her death and never claimed or received any commissions, she was held to have waived right to commissions. Pasley v. Marshall (A.), 305 S.W.2d 879.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.440 - Investment of funds.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.440. Investment of funds. —
Every guardian shall invest the surplus funds of his ward's estate in such securities or property as authorized under the laws of this state but only upon prior order of the court; except that the funds may be invested, without prior court authorization, in direct unconditional interest-bearing obligations of this state or of the United States and in obligations the interest and principal of which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States. A signed duplicate or certified copy of the petition for authority to invest shall be furnished the proper office of the Veterans Administration, and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 13)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.445 - Application of funds.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.445. Application of funds. —
A guardian shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person other than the ward, the spouse and the minor children of the ward, except upon petition to and prior order of the court after a hearing. A signed duplicate or certified copy of said petition shall be furnished the proper office of the Veterans Administration and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 14)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.450 - Purchase of home for ward.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.450. Purchase of home for ward. —
1. The court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee simple title to real estate in this state in which the guardian has no interest, but only as a home for the ward, or to protect his interest, or (if he is not a minor) as a home for his wife and minor children, or a parent if wholly dependent upon him for his or her support. Such purchase of real estate shall not be made except upon the entry of an order of the court after hearing upon verified petition. A copy of the petition shall be furnished the proper office of the Veterans Administration and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account.
2. Before authorizing such purchase the court shall require written evidence of value and of title and of the advisability of acquiring such real estate. Title shall be taken in the ward's name. This section does not limit the right of the guardian on behalf of his ward to bid and to become the purchaser of real estate at a sale thereof pursuant to decree of foreclosure of lien held by or for the ward, or at a trustee's sale, to protect the ward's right in the property so foreclosed or sold; nor does it limit the right of the guardian, if such be necessary to protect the ward's interest and upon prior order of the court in which the guardianship is pending, to agree with cotenants of the ward for a partition in kind, or to purchase from cotenants the entire undivided interests held by them, or to bid and purchase the same at a sale under a partition decree, or to compromise adverse claims of title to the ward's realty.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 15)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.455 - Discharge of guardian and release of sureties.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.455. Discharge of guardian and release of sureties. —
In addition to any other provisions of law relating to judicial restoration and discharge of guardian, a certificate by the Veterans Administration showing that a minor ward has attained majority, or that an incompetent ward has been rated competent by the Veterans Administration upon examination in accordance with law shall be prima facie evidence that the ward has attained majority, or has recovered his competency. Upon hearing after notice as provided by sections 475.380 to 475.480 and the determination by the court that the ward has attained majority or has recovered his competency, an order shall be entered to that effect, and the guardian shall file a final account. Upon hearing after notice to the former ward and to the Veterans Administration as in case of other accounts, upon approval of the final account, and upon delivery to the ward of the assets due him from the guardian, the guardian shall be discharged and his sureties released.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.465 - Construction and application.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.465. Construction and application. —
Sections 475.380 to 475.480 shall be so construed to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 18)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.470 - Short title.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.470. Short title. —
Sections 475.380 to 475.480 may be cited as "The Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law".
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 19)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.475 - Other laws as applicable.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.475. Other laws as applicable. —
Except where inconsistent with sections 475.380 to 475.480, the laws of this state relating to guardian and ward and the judicial practice relating thereto, including the right to trial by jury and the right of appeal, shall be applicable to such beneficiaries and their estates.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 21)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.480 - Application of provisions relating to surety bonds and administration of estates of wards.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
475.480. Application of provisions relating to surety bonds and administration of estates of wards. —
The provisions of sections 475.380 to 475.480 relating to surety bonds and the administration of estates of wards shall apply to all income and estate as defined in section 475.380 whether the guardian shall have been appointed under sections 475.380 to 475.480 or under any other law of this state, special or general, prior or subsequent to the enactment hereof.
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(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 22)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.501 - Short title.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
475.501. Short title. —
Sections 475.501 to 475.555 may be cited as the "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act".
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(L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 59 merged with S.B. 213)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.502 - Definitions.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
475.502. Definitions. —
Notwithstanding the definitions in section 475.010, when used in sections 475.501 to 475.555, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Adult"
, an individual who has attained eighteen years of age;
(2)
"Conservator"
, a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under this chapter;
(3)
"Guardian"
, a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under this chapter;
(4)
"Guardianship order"
, an order appointing a guardian;
(5)
"Guardianship proceeding"
, a proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;
(6)
"Incapacitated person"
, an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;
(7)
"Party"
, the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;
(8)
"Person"
, except in the term "incapacitated person" or "protected person", 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;
(9)
"Protected person"
, an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;
(10)
"Protective order"
, an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property;
(11)
"Protective proceeding"
, a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;
(12)
"Record"
, information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
(13)
"Respondent"
, an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought;
(14)
"State"
, 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.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 59 merged with S.B. 213)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.503 - International application of act.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
475.503. International application of act. —
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.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 59 merged with S.B. 213)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.504 - Communication between courts.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
475.504. Communication between courts. —
1. A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under sections 475.501 to 475.555. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of this section, the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred.
2. Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters without making a record.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 59 merged with S.B. 213)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.505 - Cooperation between courts.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
475.505. Cooperation between courts. —
1. In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:
(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 subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection 1 of this section;
(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;
(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 45 CFR 160.103, as amended.
2. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection 1 of this section, a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 59 merged with S.B. 213)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability › Chapter 475 - Probate Code — Guardianship › Section 475.506 - Taking testimony in another state.

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
Chapter 475
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011
475.506. Taking testimony in another state. —
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 59 merged with S.B. 213)