Unenforceability of certain contract provisions requiring a public administrator to be personally responsible for debt or account of a ward or protectee
If a public administrator is acting as a guardian or conservator for someone, any contract that tries to make that administrator personally pay the bills or debts of the person they are caring for cannot be enforced. That part of the contract has no legal power.
473.748. Unenforceability of certain contract requiring a to be personally responsible for debt or account of a or . — 1. As used in this section, the terms , , protectee, and ward shall have the same definitions as in section 475.010.
2. Any term, , , or in any contract for treatment, goods, or services shall be if such term, provision, consideration, or covenant requires a public administrator who is acting as a guardian or conservator to personally pay, assume, or guarantee the debt or account of a ward or protectee.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2006 S.B. 932)
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