Section 67 The Problem of Multiple State Court Jurisdiction

• Library: Trust and Estate Legislation 2012

Because the United States has 50-plus guardianship systems, problems of determining which state’s courts have jurisdiction to appoint a guardianship or conservatorship are frequent and can arise whenever the subject of the proceeding has contacts with more than one state. Sometimes the case arises because the adult is physically located in a state other than the adult’s domicile. Sometimes...