Montana § 72-5-324 - Termination Of Appointment -- How Effected -- Certain Liabilities And Obligations Not Affected

§ 72-5-324. Termination Of Appointment -- How Effected -- Certain Liabilities And Obligations Not Affected

Termination of appointment -- how effected -- certain liabilities and obligations not affected. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the authority and responsibility of a guardian for an incapacitated person terminates upon the death of the guardian or ward, the determination of incapacity of the guardian, or upon removal or resignation as provided in 72-5-325 . Testamentary appointment under an informally probated will terminates if the will is later denied probate in a formal proceeding. (b) The guardian's authority and responsibility for an incapacitated person who dies while the person is a ward of the guardian terminate when the guardian has completed arrangements for the final disposition of the ward's physical remains and personal effects, as provided in 72-5-321 (7). (2) Termination does not affect the guardian's liability for prior acts or the guardian's obligation to account for funds and assets of the ward.