When someone helps a conservator or does business with one, that person is protected by law as long as they acted in good faith and gave something of value. They do not have to double-check whether the conservator had the right to do what they did. If money or property is handed over to a conservator, the person giving it is not responsible for making sure the conservator uses it correctly. This protection still applies even if there were minor legal mistakes made when the conservator was appointed.
475.134. Protection of persons dealing with . — A person who either assists a conservator or deals with him for value in any other than those requiring a is protected as if the conservator properly exercised the power. The fact that a person deals with a conservator does not alone require the person to inquire into the existence of a power or the of its exercise. A person is not bound to see to the proper of paid or delivered to a conservator. For the purposes of the rules protecting and mortgagees for value, of the estate shall be to be of the property of the . The protection here expressed extends to instances in which some or occurred in proceedings leading to the of . The protection here expressed is not by for that provided by of the laws relating to commercial transactions and laws simplifying transfers of by fiduciaries.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
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