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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Any person interested in the estate or affairs of a person for whom a conservator has been appointed may file a petition in the appointing court for an order:
1. Requiring bond or security or additional bond or security, or reducing bond.
2. Requiring an accounting for the administration of the estate of the protected person.
3. Directing distribution.
4. Removing the conservator and appointing a temporary or successor conservator.
5. Continuing the conservatorship pursuant to § 14-5401, subsection B.
6. Granting other appropriate relief.
B. A conservator may petition the appointing court for instructions concerning the fiduciary's responsibility.
C. On notice and a hearing the court may give appropriate instructions or make any appropriate order.
D. When a surety of a conservator desires to be released from responsibility for future acts, the surety may apply to the court for a release. The court shall proceed in the same manner as in a proceeding under § 14-3604, subsection B. Notice shall be given to the conservator as provided in § 14-5413.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 14. Trusts, Estates and Protective Proceedings § 14-5416. Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-14-trusts-estates-and-protective-proceedings/az-rev-st-sect-14-5416/
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