POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIANS
- Section 159.077 - General functions of guardian of person and estate
- Section 159.078 - Petition by guardian or other interested person for order authorizing or directing guardian to take certain actions
- Section 159.079 - General functions of guardian of person; establishment or change of residence of protected person by guardian
- Section 159.0795 - Supervisory authority and powers of special guardian
- Section 159.0801 - Special guardian of person of limited capacity: Approval of court generally required before commencing act relating to person; grant of certain powers by court
- Section 159.0805 - Approval of court required before guardian may consent to certain treatment of or experiment on protected person; conditions for approval
- Section 159.0806 - Approval of court required before guardian may consent to sterilization of protected person; conditions for approval
- Section 159.0807 - Moving location of protected person: Filing and service of notice of intent to move; circumstances in which notice not required; filing notice of change of address
- Section 159.0809 - Notification to interested persons and persons of natural affection required upon impending death or death of protected person or obtaining information concerning burial or cremation of protected person
- Section 159.081 - Reports by guardian of person; waiver of requirement
- Section 159.083 - General functions of guardian of estate
- Section 159.085 - Inventory, supplemental inventory and appraisal of property of protected person
- Section 159.086 - Guardian of estate to cause appraisal or valuation of assets of guardianship estate; record or statement in lieu of appraisal
- Section 159.0865 - Certification of appraiser, certified public accountant or expert in valuation; form of appraisal or valuation; purchase by appraiser, certified public accountant or expert in valuation without disclosure prohibited; penalties
- Section 159.087 - Recording letters of guardianship
- Section 159.089 - Possession of and title to property of protected person; guardian to secure certain documents
- Section 159.0893 - Access to account or other assets of protected person
- Section 159.0895 - Assets retained to pay expenses of funeral and disposal of remains of protected person: Amount exempt from all claims; placement in account or trust; reversion of excess to estate of protected person
- Section 159.091 - Discovery of debts or property
- Section 159.093 - Collecting obligations due protected person
- Section 159.095 - Representing protected person in legal proceedings
- Section 159.097 - Voidable contracts and transactions of protected person
- Section 159.099 - Liability of guardian of estate on contracts for protected person
- Section 159.101 - Exercising rights under stock ownership of protected person
- Section 159.103 - Claims against estate of protected person
- Section 159.105 - Payment of claims of guardian and claims arising from contracts of guardian; report of claims and payment
- Section 159.107 - Presentment and verification of claims
- Section 159.109 - Examination and allowance or rejection of claims by guardian
- Section 159.111 - Recourse of claimant when claim rejected or not acted upon
- Section 159.112 - Authorized actions by guardian of the person if guardian of the estate has not been appointed; payment of excess money to appointed guardian of the estate; certain compensation authorized