59-30,123.

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59-30,123. Third-party acceptance of authority of guardian or conservator.

(a)A person must recognize the authority of a guardian or conservator to act on behalf of an individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship unless:

(1)The person has actual knowledge or a reasonable belief that the letters of office of the guardian or conservator are invalid or the conservator or guardian is exceeding or improperly exercising authority granted by the court;

(2)the person has actual knowledge that the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship is subject to physical or financial abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the guardian or conservator or a person acting for or with the guardian or conservator; or

(3)the person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report under K.S.A. 39-1402 or 39-1431 , and amendments thereto, stating a good-faith belief that the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship is subject to physical or financial abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the guardian or conservator or a person acting for or with the guardian or conservator.

(b)A person that refuses to accept the authority of a guardian or conservator must, within 10 days of the refusal, report the refusal and the reason for refusal to the court. Upon receiving the report, the clerk of the district court shall forward the report to the presiding judge who shall consider whether further action is appropriate. A report of a refusal under this section shall be treated in the same manner as a grievance under K.S.A. 59-30,127 , and amendments thereto.

(c)A guardian or conservator may petition the court to require a third party to accept a decision made by the guardian or conservator on behalf of the individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship.