A guardian or conservator can be removed from their role in a few situations. If the person being cared for is a minor who has turned 14, that minor can ask the court to replace their guardian with someone else, as long as it is in their best interest. If the guardian or conservator is the spouse of the person they care for, and that marriage ends in divorce, they are automatically removed. However, a divorced spouse can ask the court to let them stay on or be reappointed as guardian or conservator.
475.110. Removal of or — or , continuation of after , when. — 1. When a has attained the age of fourteen years, the guardian of his or her person may be on of the ward to have another person appointed guardian if it is for the best interests of the ward that such other person be appointed. When the spouse of an incapacitated or disabled person is appointed his or her guardian or conservator, such spouse shall be removed as guardian or conservator upon of his or her marriage with the incapacitated or disabled person. A guardian or conservator may also be removed on the same grounds as is provided in section 473.140 for the removal of .
2. 1 of this section, a spouse whose marriage to the ward was may petition the court to remain as or be reappointed guardian or conservator of the incapacitated or disabled person in accordance with section 475.115.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1955 p. 385 § 304, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 2001 H.B. 454)
Related Missouri laws
Letters of guardianship or conservatorship
RSMo 475.105
Appointment of successor guardian or conservator
RSMo 475.115
Bond of conservator of estate of minor or disabled person
RSMo 475.100
General powers and duties of guardian of the person
RSMo 475.120
Admission to mental health or developmental disability facilities
RSMo 475.121
Medical and surgical procedures
RSMo 475.123
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