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2006 SESSION

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SB 217 Conservators, guardians and administrators; nonprofit organization can be named that of an estate.

Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Guardianship and conservatorship; appointment of administrators. States that a tax-exempt charitable organization that has been designated by the Virginia Department for the Aging as a public conservator or guardian may serve in that capacity for other individuals.  It further provides that a non-profit charitable organization may serve as an administrator of an estate of an individual if 45 days have elapsed since the decedent's death and no distributee has notified the clerk.  Such charitable organization must establish that it made a diligent search for any distributee.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Guardianship and conservatorship; appointment of administrators.  Removes provision that certain tax exempt charitable organizations providing conservator and guardianship services shall not be providers of direct services to the incapacitated person. The bill revises the eligibility criteria for a public guardian program by removing the indigency requirement. The bill further provides that a nonprofit organization can be named the administrator of an estate if (i) the organization was the conservator or guardian of the decedent at the time of his death; (ii) 45 days have elapsed since the death of the decedent; and (iii) no distributee has contacted the court desiring to be the administrator.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Appointment of administrators; nonprofit charitable organizations.  Provides that a nonprofit organization can be named the administrator of an estate if (i) the organization was the conservator or guardian of the decedent at the time of his death; (ii) 45 days have elapsed since the death of the decedent; and (iii) no distributee has contacted the court desiring to be the administrator.