Minnesota Statutes 524.5-408 – Conservatorship Proceedings: Procedure At Hearing
(a) Unless excused by the court for good cause, the petitioner and the proposed conservator shall attend the hearing. The respondent shall attend and participate in the hearing unless excused by the court for good cause. The petitioner and respondent may present evidence and subpoena witnesses and documents, examine witnesses, including the visitor, and otherwise participate in the hearing. The hearing may be held in a location convenient to the respondent and may be closed upon request of the respondent and a showing of good cause.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 524.5-408
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(b) Any person may request permission to participate in the proceeding. The court may grant the request, with or without hearing, upon a showing of good cause and after determining that the best interest of the respondent will be served. The court may attach appropriate conditions to the participation.
(c) A respondent to any conservatorship or protective proceeding petition and any person subject to conservatorship in any other conservatorship or protective proceeding has not placed his or her health, physical or mental condition in controversy and any denials, allegations or affirmative assertions by the respondent or person subject to conservatorship regarding capacity or their ability to receive and evaluate information do not place such matters in controversy.