Guardianship & Conservatorship Advisory Committee

 
     

Members:

Meeting Dates:

Friday, August 29, 2008

Friday, September 26, 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

Meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Hon. Sam K. Bruner, Chair

Overland Park

Hon. Thomas H. Graber

Belle Plaine

John H. House

Topeka

Jean Krahn

Manhattan

Hon. Philip T. Kyle

Jetmore

Hon. Hal B. Malone

Wichita

H. Philip Martin

Larned

Hon. David P. Mikesic

Shawnee

Robert I. Nicholson, Jr.

Paola

Dr. Jane Rhys

Topeka

 

 

Function:

The Guardianship and Conservatorship Advisory Committee monitors the Guardianship and Conservatorship Act and related areas and prepares and updates forms used under the act. The Committee also monitors the codes for Care and Treatment of Mentally Ill Persons and Care and Treatment of Persons with an Alcohol or Substance Abuse Problem and prepares and updates forms used under these civil commitment codes.

Assignment:

The Committee will prepare the materials for a basic instructional program concerning the duties and responsibilities of a guardian or conservator, prior to issuance of letters of guardianship or conservatorship, as required by 2008 HB 2644. The Committe will distribute the materials to all district courts before January 1, 2009. In addition, the Committee will study the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protection Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.