Alaska Statutes 13.27.490 – Definitions

In this chapter,

(1) “adult” means an individual who has reached 18 years of age;

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.27.490

Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(2) “conservator” means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.401;

(3) “guardian” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.266; however, if the person was appointed as a full guardian under Alaska Stat. Chapter 13.26, the person has the powers and duties set out under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.316;

(4) “guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian;

(5) “guardianship proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;

(6) “incapacitated person” means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;

(7) “party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other interested person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;

(8) “person” means, except in the terms incapacitated person or protected person, an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity;

(9) “protected person” means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;

(10) “protective order” means an order appointing a conservator or other court order related to management of an adult’s property;

(11) “protective proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;

(12) “record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;

(13) “respondent” means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought;

(14) “state” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

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