Section 5-111 - Judicial appointment of successor guardian or successor conservator1.Appointment of successor by court. The court at any time may appoint a successor guardian or successor conservator to serve immediately or when a designated future event occurs. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
2.Petition to appoint successor. A person entitled under section 5-202 or 5-302 to petition the court to appoint a guardian may petition the court to appoint a successor guardian. A person entitled under section 5-402 to petition the court to appoint a conservator may petition the court to appoint a successor conservator. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
3.Service upon designated future event. A successor guardian or successor conservator appointed to serve when a designated future event occurs may act as guardian or conservator if:A. The designated event occurs; and [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]B. The successor guardian or successor conservator files an acceptance of appointment. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).] [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
4.Succeeds to powers. A successor guardian or successor conservator succeeds to the predecessor's powers unless otherwise provided by the court. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
Amended by 2019, c. 417,§ B-14, eff. 6/20/2019.Added by 2018, c. 402,§ A-2, eff. 7/1/2019.