§ 75-5-421 — Recording of conservator's letters.

(1) (1)(a) Letters of conservatorship are evidence of transfer of the assets of a protected person to the conservator.
(1)(b) An order terminating a conservatorship is evidence of transfer of the assets of the estate from the conservator to the protected person or the protected person's successors.
(1)(c) Subject to the requirements of general statutes governing the filing or recordation of documents of title to land or other property, letters of conservatorship and orders terminating conservatorships may be filed or recorded to give record notice of title as between the conservator and the protected person.
(2) A person who refuses to accept the authority of a conservator to transact business with the assets of the protected person after receiving a certified copy of letters of conservatorship is liable for costs, expenses, attorney fees, and damages if the court determines that the person did not act in good faith in refusing to accept the authority of the conservator.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 403, 2017 General Session