(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this state under provisions similar to those in Alaska Stat. § 13.27.200, the guardian or conservator must petition the court in this state to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must include a certified copy of the other state’s provisional order of transfer.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.27.210
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Notice of a petition under (a) of this section must be given to those persons that would be entitled to notice if the petition were a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order in both the transferring state and this state. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in this state.(c) On the court’s own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required to be notified of the proceeding, the court may hold a hearing on a petition filed under (a) of this section.(d) The court shall issue a provisional order granting a petition filed under (a) of this section unless
(1) an objection is made and the objector establishes that transfer of the proceeding would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated or protected person; or(2) the guardian or conservator is ineligible for an appointment in this state.(e) The court shall issue a final order accepting the proceeding and appointing the guardian or conservator as guardian or conservator in this state on its receipt from the court from which the proceeding is being transferred of a final order issued under provisions similar to Alaska Stat. § 13.27.200 transferring the proceeding to this state.(f) Not later than 90 days after issuance of a final order accepting transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship, the court shall determine whether the guardianship or conservatorship needs to be modified to conform to the law of this state.(g) In granting a petition under this section, the court shall recognize a guardianship or conservatorship order from the other state, including the determination of the incapacitated or protected person’s incapacity and the appointment of the guardian or conservator.(h) The denial by a court of this state of a petition to accept a guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state does not affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek appointment as guardian or conservator in this state under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.266 or 13.26.401 if the court has jurisdiction to make an appointment other than by reason of the provisional order of transfer.
