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Ark. Code Ann. § 28-65-403

Discharge of guardian and surety

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Heard v. Regions Banks (2007)

Most recently applied in Heard v. Regions Banks (March 2007)

Acts 1985, No. 940, § 49; A.S.A. 1947, § 57-868.

(1) Upon the guardian of an estate's filing receipts or other evidence satisfactory to the court showing that he or she has delivered to the persons entitled thereto all the property for which he or she is accountable as guardian, the court shall make an order discharging the guardian and his or her surety from further liability or accountability with respect to the guardianship.

(2) The discharge so obtained shall operate as a release from the duties of his or her office which have not previously terminated and shall be final, except that, upon a petition's being filed within three (3) years of the entry thereof, it may be set aside for fraud in the settlement of the account.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.