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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. If there has been an adjudication of incompetency before September 28, 1983, any person so adjudicated shall be deemed totally incapacitated and totally disabled as defined in section 475.010, until such time as the probate division of the circuit court of the county of proper venue, upon the annual review proceeding prescribed by section 475.082 or otherwise, may review the nature of the incapacity or disability of the person so adjudicated and alter the nature of the adjudication if, as a consequence of the review, it appears to the court that the person is not both totally incapacitated and totally disabled as defined in section 475.010. A guardian of the person appointed before September 28, 1983, shall be deemed a guardian as defined in section 475.010. A guardian of the estate appointed before September 28, 1983, shall be deemed a conservator as defined in section 475.010.
2. Existing guardians and conservators shall have one year after August 28, 2018, to meet any annual and other reporting requirements that are different from the former requirements of this chapter 1 prior to August 28, 2018.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXI. Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability § 475.016. Persons adjudged incompetent prior to September 28, 1983--review--effect on prior appointed guardians--one year to meet new reporting requirements - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xxxi-trusts-and-estates-of-decedents-and-persons-under-disability/mo-rev-st-475-016/
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