Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 35A-1266

  • 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.

Within 60 days after a guardianship is terminated under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1295, the guardian shall file a final account for the period from the end of the period of his most recent annual account to the date of that event.  If the clerk, after review of the guardian’s account, approves the account, the clerk shall enter an order discharging the guardian from further liability. (1987, c. 550, s. 1; 1989, c. 473, s. 32.)