CHAPTER X X. A. COURT PROCEDURES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS CHECKLIST Procedure for Judicial Appointment of Guardian and Conservator Task File Petition File Physician‟s statement Schedule hearing with court File acceptance When due n/a File with the petition or shortly thereafter Date:____________________ Submit Background Check Form to Department of Human Services Petition and notice of hearing personally served on Ward/Protected Person Mail notice of hearing on all interested parties File affidavit of mailing Attend hearing Date continued to: Mail notices of continuance File proposed Order File proposed letters Date Court Files Order Serve Notice of Filing Order & Right to Appeal File Inventory Serve annual notice of right to restoration to capacity Serve and file personal well-being report; serve annual notice of right to restoration to capacity File Annual Report File affidavit of mailing of annual notice of right to GAC101 State Form GAC 5-U GAC 7-U Before order can be signed, preferably before the hearing Before or immediately after the hearing – File with DHS with the applicable fees GAC 1-U At least 14 days before the hearing GAC 2-U At least 14 days before the hearing Date Done GAC 3-U GAC 6-U GAC103 Before or at the hearing Date:____________________ At least 5 days Before or at Hearing Before, at, or after hearing Date:____________________ Within 14 days GAC 8-U GAC 4-U Within 60 days of appointment GAC 13 Annually within 30 days of anniversary of appointment GAC 10-C Within 30 days of annual anniversary GAC 11-U Within 30 days of annual anniversary Shortly after or with annual filings GAC 14 ENG Rev 12/10 GAC 9-U GAC 3-U www.mncourts.gov/forms Page 50 of 63 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com petition/annual report Petition for allowance of Annual/Final account Schedule hearing Attend hearing File proposed Order File Receipt for Assets Optional: File petition confirming discharge with Order GAC101 State At least every 5th year, but that varies by county- or when terminating conservatorship Date:____________________ GAC 14 GAC 15-U GAC 16-U Immediately upon transfer of assets Immediately upon transfer of assets ENG Rev 12/10 www.mncourts.gov/forms Page 51 of 63 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com B. Procedure for Judicial Appointment of Guardian Task File Petition File Physician‟s statement Schedule hearing with Court File acceptance When due n/a File with the petition or shortly thereafter Date:____________________ Form GAC 5-U GAC 7-U Before order can be signed, preferably before the hearing Before or immediately after the hearing – File with DHS with the applicable fees GAC 1-U Submit Background Check Form to Department of Human Services Petition and Notice of At least 14 days before the hearing Hearing personally served on Ward Mail notice of hearing At least 14 days before the hearing on all interested parties File affidavit of Before or at the hearing mailing Attend hearing Date continued to: Date:____________________ Mail notices of At least 5 days continuance File proposed Order Before or at Hearing File proposed letters Before, at, or after hearing Date Court Files Order Date:____________________ Serve Notice of Filing Within 14 days Order & Right to Appeal Serve annual notice of Within 30 days of annual right to restoration to anniversary capacity File personal wellWithin 30 days of annual being report anniversary File affidavit of Shortly after or with annual filings mailing of annual notice of right to petition C. Procedure for Judicial Appointment of Conservator Task File Petition File Physician‟s statement Schedule hearing with Court File acceptance Submit Background Check Form to Department of Human GAC101 State Date Done GAC 6-U GAC103 GAC 2-U GAC 3-U GAC 8-U GAC 4-U GAC 9-U GAC 10-U GAC 11-U GAC 3-U When due n/a File with the petition or shortly thereafter Date:____________________ Form GAC 5-U GAC 7-U Before order can be signed, preferably before the hearing Before or immediately after the hearing – File with DHS with the applicable fees GAC 1-U ENG Rev 12/10 Date Done GAC 6-U GAC103 www.mncourts.gov/forms Page 52 of 63 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Services Petition and Notice of Hearing personally served on Protected person Mail notice of hearing on all interested parties File affidavit of mailing Attend hearing Date continued to: Mail notices of continuance File proposed Order File proposed letters Date Court Files Order Serve Notice of Filing Order & Right to Appeal File Inventory At least 14 days before the hearing GAC 2-U At least 14 days before the hearing GAC 3-U Before or at the hearing Date:____________________ At least 5 days Before or at Hearing Before, at, or after hearing Date:____________________ Within 14 days GAC 8-U GAC 4-U Within 60 days of appointment GAC 13 Serve annual notice of right to restoration to capacity File Annual Report Within 30 days of annual anniversary GAC 10-U Within 30 days of annual anniversary GAC 14 File affidavit of mailing of annual notice of right to petition/annual report Petition for allowance of Annual/Final account Schedule hearing Attend hearing File proposed Order File Receipt for Assets Optional: File petition confirming discharge with Order Shortly after or with annual filings GAC 3-U At least every 5th year, but that varies by county- or when terminating conservatorship Date:____________________ GAC 14 GAC101 State GAC 9-U GAC 15-U GAC 16-U Asap, upon transfer of assets Asap, upon transfer of assets ENG Rev 12/10 www.mncourts.gov/forms Page 53 of 63 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com