§ 463:19-a — Accounts; Notice

I. Whenever any guardian of the estate of a minor files an account in the probate court, the guardian of the estate shall contemporaneously forward the following to the minor, if the minor is 14 years of age or older; each parent of the minor, if the parent is not a guardian of the minor and if the parent's whereabouts are known; and all parties appearing of record:
(a) A copy of the account; and
(b) A notice that the account may be approved unless a written objection, containing the specific factual or legal basis for the objection, is filed within 30 days after the date the account is filed in the probate court. This notice requirement is waived if all assents are filed pursuant to paragraph III.
II. The guardian of the estate shall certify to the probate court that the requirements of paragraph I have been complied with.
III. If the guardian of the estate files assents to the account from all persons entitled to notice under paragraph I, the account may be approved earlier than 30 days after the date the account is filed in the probate court, at the discretion of the court.

Legislative History

1998, 155:3, eff. July 8, 1998.