Section 15.16 Termination

• Library: Estate Administration 2014 Supp

IX. (§15.16) Termination

There are two types of termination that § 475.083, RSMo Supp. 2008, considers:

1. Termination of the authority of the fiduciary

2. Termination of the guardianship or conservatorship

The authority of the guardian or conservator terminates upon one of the following events:

(1) When a minor ward becomes eighteen years of age;

(2) Upon an adjudication that an incapacitated or disabled person has been restored to his capacity or ability;

(3) Upon revocation of the letters of the guardian or conservator;

(4) Upon the acceptance by the court of the resignation of the guardian or conservator;

(5) Upon the death of the ward or protectee except that if there is no person other than the estate of the ward or protectee liable for the funeral and burial expenses of the ward or protectee the guardian or conservator may, with the approval of the court, contract for the funeral and burial of the deceased ward or protectee;

(6) Upon the expiration of an order appointing a guardian or conservator ad litem unless the court orders

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