GUARDIANSHIPS

guardianships GUARDIANSHIPS
Generally Ch. 880
1.   General Provisions
2.   Accounts
3.   Appointment of Guardian
4.   Management of Estate

guardianships 1. general provisions 1. General Provisions

Absconding guardian, citation, 880.16 (3)

Adoption of minor, see Adoption - 3. Of Minors

Appeals, 879.27 (4)

Attorney-in-fact, relation to guardian, 243.07 (3)

Bond:  
See also Guardianships - 3. Appointment of Guardian

  Actions on, 878.07 to 878.11

  Increase, reduction, 878.05

Burial expense reserved, 880.26 (3)

Citation of guardian to appear in court:

  Service, 880.16 (3)

  Ward's estate concealed or embezzled, 880.16 (4)

Condemnation of ward's property:

  Cities of 1st class, appointment of guardian, 32.64

  Guardian required, when, 32.05 (11), 32.06 (4)

  Power of guardian to convey, 32.15

Conservators, appointment, duties, powers, 880.31  
See also Conservators

Contracts of ward, void after appointment filed, 880.215

Court actions:

  Appearance by guardian:  
Generally 803.01 (3)

  Probate and guardianship matters, 879.15

  Costs and fees in litigation, 814.14

  Court procedure, generally, Ch. 879  
For detailed analysis, see Probate - 14. Procedure  
For procedures applicable to specific guardianship proceedings, refer to the subheads and entries for that topic under this subject head

  Partition actions, ward's share in, 842.25

  Service of process on ward, guardian, 801.11 (2)

  Settlement on behalf of ward, 807.10

  Waiver or objection to jurisdiction over person of ward, 801.08 (3)

Custodian for gifts of securities to minors, 880.64 to 880.68

Death:

  Of guardian, 880.17

  Of ward, 880.26, 880.27

Definitions, 880.01

Depleted guardianships, termination, 880.26 (3)

Discharge:

  Of guardian, 880.27

  Of surety, new bond, 895.38

Exemption from civil liability, guardian of person, 880.39

Fiduciary obligations, generally, Ch. 112  
For detailed analysis, see Fiduciaries

Foreign guardian:

  Delivery of property to, 880.29

  Disposal of ward's lands, 786.25

  Substituted for resident guardian, 880.29

Fraud by guardian, procedure, 880.16, 880.192

Grant program for guardians, 46.977

Guardian ad litem, guardianship proceedings:  
For treatment of guardians ad litem, generally, see also Guardian ad Litem

  Account examination, appointment may be made, 880.25

  Fraud cases, 880.192

  Incompetency cases, required, 880.331

Incapacity of guardian, removal, 880.16, 880.17

Incompetents:  
See also Mental Health; Mentally Ill or Disabled Persons

  Appointment of guardian, see Guardianships - 3. Appointment of Guardian

  Duration of guardianship, 880.34

  Guardian of person, powers and duties, 880.38

  Limited guardianship:

  Contracts of ward, validity, 880.215

  Health care decisions, 880.33 (8)

  Property, guardian of, 880.37

  Rights retained, 880.33 (3)

  Medication administration, court-ordered, guardian for, 880.33 (4m), 880.34 (6)