Minnesota Statutes 524.5-410 – Powers of Court
(a) After hearing and upon determining that a basis for a conservatorship or other protective order exists, the court has the following powers, which may be exercised directly or through a conservator:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 524.5-410
- Adult: means an individual 18 years of age or older. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Minor: means an individual under the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(1) with respect to a minor for reasons of age, all the powers over the estate and business affairs of the minor which may be necessary for the best interest of the minor and members of the minor’s immediate family; and
(2) with respect to an adult, or to a minor for reasons other than age, for the benefit of the person subject to conservatorship and individuals who are in fact dependent on the person subject to conservatorship for support, all the powers over the estate and business affairs of the person subject to conservatorship which the person subject to conservatorship could exercise if an adult, present, and not under conservatorship or other protective order.
(b) Subject to the provisions of section 524.5-110 relating to letters of office, the court may at any time limit the powers of a conservator otherwise conferred and may remove or modify any limitation.