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Miss. Code Ann. § 93-20-123

Temporary substitute guardian or conservator

Known as the Mississippi Guardianship and Conservatorship Act

The act spans §§ 93–93 (84 sections).

Laws, 2019, ch. 463, § 1, eff from and after January 1, 2020.

(1) The court may appoint a temporary substitute guardian or conservator for a ward in the discretion of the court.

(2) Except as otherwise ordered by the court, a temporary substitute guardian or temporary substitute conservator appointed under this section has the powers stated in the order of appointment of the guardian or conservator. The authority of the existing guardian or conservator is suspended for as long as the temporary substitute guardian or conservator has authority.

(3) Notice of appointment of a temporary substitute guardian or temporary substitute conservator shall be given to the ward and all interested parties as directed by the court.

(4) The court may remove a temporary substitute guardian or temporary substitute conservator at any time. The temporary substitute guardian or temporary substitute conservator must make any report the court requires.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.