New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:11 – Letters of Guardianship
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I. A copy of the order appointing the guardian shall be given in hand or mailed by first class mail to the ward and the ward’s counsel. The court may order service by other means if it deems appropriate. The order shall contain the name and address of the guardian. The order shall also contain notice of the ward’s right to appeal the guardianship appointment and of his or her right to seek alteration or termination of the guardianship at any time.
II. Letters of guardianship shall contain:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the guardian of the person and estate, or the person, or the estate;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the ward;
(c) The nature and scope of the guardianship, whether over the person and estate, or the person, or the estate;
(d) The specific legal limitations imposed by the court on the powers of the guardian.
III. Said letters shall issue to the guardian. Copies shall be mailed to the ward, the ward’s counsel, the petitioner, and the institution of residence of the ward and any other person, institution, organization or agency which the court deems that it is reasonable to notify under the circumstances of the guardianship.
II. Letters of guardianship shall contain:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:11
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Court: means the probate court in the county having jurisdiction or where the ward resides. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:2
- 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 of the person: means one appointed by the court to have care and custody of the incapacitated person as specified by a court order. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- Ward: means a person for whom a guardian of the person and the estate, or the person, or estate, has been appointed. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 464-A:2
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the guardian of the person and estate, or the person, or the estate;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the ward;
(c) The nature and scope of the guardianship, whether over the person and estate, or the person, or the estate;
(d) The specific legal limitations imposed by the court on the powers of the guardian.
III. Said letters shall issue to the guardian. Copies shall be mailed to the ward, the ward’s counsel, the petitioner, and the institution of residence of the ward and any other person, institution, organization or agency which the court deems that it is reasonable to notify under the circumstances of the guardianship.