Washington Code 11.130.510 – Conservator’s plan
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(1) A conservator, not later than ninety days after appointment, shall file with the court a plan for protecting, managing, expending, and distributing the assets of the conservatorship estate. The plan must be based on the needs of the individual subject to conservatorship and take into account the best interest of the individual as well as the individual’s preferences, values, and prior directions, to the extent known to or reasonably ascertainable by the conservator. The conservator shall include in the plan:
Terms Used In Washington Code 11.130.510
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(a) A budget containing projected expenses and resources, including an estimate of the total amount of fees the conservator anticipates charging per year and a statement or list of the amount the conservator proposes to charge for each service the conservator anticipates providing to the individual;
(b) How the conservator will involve the individual in decisions about management of the conservatorship estate;
(c) Any step the conservator plans to take to develop or restore the ability of the individual to manage the conservatorship estate; and
(d) An estimate of the duration of the conservatorship.
(2) A conservator shall give notice of the filing of the conservator’s plan under subsection (1) of this section, together with a copy of the plan, to the individual subject to conservatorship, a person entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.420(6) or a subsequent order, and any other person the court determines. The notice must include a statement of the right to object to the plan and be given not later than fourteen days after the filing.
(3) An individual subject to conservatorship and any person entitled under subsection (2) of this section to receive notice and a copy of the conservator’s plan may object to the plan.
(4) The court shall review the conservator’s plan filed under subsection (1) of this section and determine whether to approve the plan or require a new plan. In deciding whether to approve the plan, the court shall consider an objection under subsection (3) of this section and whether the plan is consistent with the conservator’s duties and powers. The court may not approve the plan until thirty days after its filing.
(5) After a conservator’s plan under this section is approved by the court, the conservator shall provide a copy of the plan to the individual subject to conservatorship, a person entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.420(6) or a subsequent order, and any other person the court determines.
[ 2019 c 437 § 419.]