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9-20-119. Assets of a maltreated adult.
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9-20-119. Assets of a maltreated adult.
(a)(1) The probate division of circuit court may enter orders as needed to identify, secure, and protect the assets of any adult in the custody of the Department of Human Services or any maltreated adult receiving court-ordered protective services from the department.
(2) If the court orders the adult placed in the custody of the department, the court shall address the issue of the adult's residence, whether rented or owned by the adult, including the cleaning, vacating, selling, or leasing of the residence, and the disposition of the property in the residence.
(3) After review of the assets, the court may order the sale of any assets if it is in the best interest of the adult.
(b) The court may also direct payment from the assets of the adult in department custody or receiving protective services from the department for services rendered or goods purchased by or for the adult in the custody of the department or receiving services from the department.
(c)(1) The court may appoint the department only as custodian of the adult and not as guardian of the person or of the estate of the adult, except to appoint a public guardian under § 28-65-701 et seq.
(2) The court has jurisdiction in this matter to hear and grant a petition for guardianship of the estate of an adult in the custody of the department.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-20-119
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9-20-119. Assets of a maltreated adult.
(a)(1) The probate division of circuit court may enter orders as needed to identify, secure, and protect the assets of any adult in the custody of the Department of Human Services or any maltreated adult receiving court-ordered protective services from the department.
(2) If the court orders the adult placed in the custody of the department, the court shall address the issue of the adult's residence, whether rented or owned by the adult, including the cleaning, vacating, selling, or leasing of the residence, and the disposition of the property in the residence.
(3) After review of the assets, the court may order the sale of any assets if it is in the best interest of the adult.
(b) The court may also direct payment from the assets of the adult in department custody or receiving protective services from the department for services rendered or goods purchased by or for the adult in the custody of the department or receiving services from the department.
(c)(1) The court may appoint the department only as custodian of the adult and not as guardian of the person or of the estate of the adult, except to appoint a public guardian under § 28-65-701 et seq.
(2) The court has jurisdiction in this matter to hear and grant a petition for guardianship of the estate of an adult in the custody of the department.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
28-65-701. Office of Public Guardian for Adults — Creation.
(a) The Office of Public Guardian for Adults is created.
(b) The Public Guardian for Adults shall be the administrator of the office.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 28-65-701
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 28-65-701. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.