If someone was named a conservator (a person who manages another person's money and property) in a different state, they can make that legal appointment valid in Missouri too. They first tell the court that appointed them what they plan to do, then file paperwork with a Missouri court in the county where the protected person has property. This makes the out-of-state order official in Missouri.
475.542. of . — If a has been appointed in another state and a for a is not pending in this state, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the of an intent to , may register the protective order in this state by as a in a court of this state, in any county in which property belonging to the is located, of the and and of any .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 59 merged with S.B. 213)
Related Missouri laws
Registration of guardianship orders
RSMo 475.541
Effect of registration
RSMo 475.543
State law applicability
RSMo 475.544
Uniformity of application and construction
RSMo 475.551
Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state
RSMo 475.532
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
RSMo 475.552
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