Michigan Laws 35.85 – Guardian; discharge, release of sureties
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 35.85
- 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.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- veterans administration: means the United States veterans administration, its predecessors or successors. See Michigan Laws 35.71
- ward: means a beneficiary of the veterans administration. See Michigan Laws 35.71
Discharge of guardian and release of sureties. When a minor ward for whom a guardian has been appointed under the provisions of this act or other laws of this state shall have attained his or her majority, and if incompetent shall be declared competent by the court, and when any incompetent ward, not a minor, shall be declared competent by the court, the guardian shall file a final account. Upon hearing, following notice to the former minor or incompetent and to the veterans administration in the manner and within the time provided by section 9, and upon approval of the final account the court may so adjudge, and discharge the guardian and release the sureties from liability upon delivery to the former ward of the assets due him by the former guardian, and may make such further order as may be lawful.