15-10-201 JURISDICTION. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 15

UNIFORM PROBATE CODE

CHAPTER 10

TRANSFERS OF GUARDIANSHIPS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS TO A FOREIGN JURISDICTION

PART 2.

TRANSFER OF CONSERVATORSHIP TO A FOREIGN JURISDICTION

15-10-201. Jurisdiction. (1) A conservator may petition the court to transfer a conservatorship to a foreign court of competent jurisdiction if the protected or developmentally disabled person has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction.

(2) The protected or developmentally disabled person may be presumed to have moved permanently to a foreign jurisdiction if:

(a) He or she has resided in the foreign jurisdiction for more than twelve (12) consecutive months;

(b) The conservator notifies the court that the protected or developmentally disabled person intends to move or has moved permanently to the foreign jurisdiction; or

(c) A foreign court of competent jurisdiction notifies the court of the filing of a petition for conservatorship of the protected or developmentally disabled person in the foreign jurisdiction.

(3) To facilitate the transfer, the court may order the conservator to file a petition for receipt and acceptance of the conservatorship by the foreign jurisdiction.

(4) If the foreign jurisdiction does not have a procedure for receiving and accepting a foreign conservatorship, the court may order the conservator to file a petition for conservatorship in the foreign jurisdiction.