Probate Conservatorships are court appointed to manage, protect and care for the person or financial affairs of citizens unable to provide for their own basic needs.
Probate Conservatorship
A&D Cares provides private professional fiduciary services as Probate Conservators of Person and Estate to individuals in need of and requiring special care and supervision.
What is a Conservatorship?
A conservatorship is a legal "tool" that provides management for the financial and/or personal affairs of individuals deemed by the court to be physically or mentally incapacitated.
What is a Conservator?
A Conservator is a manager appointed by the court to protect and care for the person or the financial affairs of citizens unable to provide for the basic needs of food, shelter and clothing, or unable to resist fraud or undue influence. Private Fiduciaries are held to the highest standards of accountability, and they offer a higher level of experience and competence than non-professional individuals acting in the same capacity may be able to offer.
Conservators of the Person and Estate
The Superior Court may appoint a Conservator of the Person for any adult who is unable to properly provide for his or her personal needs for food, shelter, clothing or medical care. The Conservator of the Person assumes responsibility for all decisions regarding the health and welfare of the Conservatee.
A Conservator of the Estate may be appointed for any person who is substantially unable to manage his or her own financial resources or resist fraud or undue influence. The Conservator of the Estate assumes responsibility for the prudent use and protection of the Conservatee's assets.
Duties of Conservator of the Person and Estate
- Provide food, clothing and shelter
- Supervise medical needs
- Consent to medical treatment
- Arrange for appropriate care
- Provide for daily activities and transportation
- Handle emergencies at all times and/or arrange for a responsible agent to do so
- Inventory and collect assets
- Collect income, verify and pay obligations
- Manage financial assets
- Hold, secure and invest estate assets
- Participate in all legal and financial matters regarding the conservatee
- Prepare accounting reports
- Prepare and file appropriate tax returns
- Arrange or verify pre-need agreements
