Except pursuant to section 14-5317, the authority and responsibility of a guardian for an incapacitated person terminates on the death of the guardian or ward, a determination of incapacity of the guardian, or substitution or resignation as provided in section 14-5307. Testamentary appointment under an informally probated will terminates if the will is later denied probate in a formal proceeding. Termination does not affect the guardian’s liability for prior acts or the guardian’s obligation to account for funds and assets of the guardian’s ward.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-5306

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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.
  • Guardian: means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment but excludes a person who is merely a guardian ad litem. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Incapacitated: means lacking the ability to manage property and business affairs effectively by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability, chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, confinement, detention by a foreign power, disappearance, minority or other disabling cause. See Arizona Laws 14-9101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means an individual or an organization. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Proceeding: includes action at law and suit in equity. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Arizona Laws 14-5101

 

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