Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4
Section 58-4814 - Disclosure of digital assets to guardian or conservator of ward or conservatee(a) After an opportunity for a hearing under K.S.A. 59-3050 et seq., and amendments thereto, the court may grant a guardian or conservator access to the digital assets of a ward or conservatee.(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a guardian or conservator the catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by a ward or conservatee and any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the ward or conservatee has a right or interest if the guardian or conservator gives the custodian:(1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;(2) a certified copy of the court order that gives the guardian or conservator authority over the digital assets of the ward or conservatee; and(3) if requested by the custodian:(A) A number, username, address or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the ward or conservatee; or(B) evidence linking the account to the ward or conservatee.(c) A guardian or conservator with general authority to manage the assets of a ward or conservatee may request a custodian of the digital assets of the ward or conservatee to suspend or terminate an account of the ward or conservatee for good cause. A request made under this section must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order giving the guardian or conservator authority over the ward or conservatee's property.Added by L. 2017, ch. 19,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2017.