72-5-324. Termination of appointment -- how effected -- certain liabilities and obligations not affected.
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72-5-324 . Termination of appointment -- how effected -- certain liabilities and obligations not affected.
(a)Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the authority and responsibility of a guardian for an incapacitated person terminates upon the death of the guardian or ward, the determination of incapacity of the guardian, or upon removal or resignation as provided in 72-5-325 . Testamentary appointment under an informally probated will terminates if the will is later denied probate in a formal proceeding.
(b)The guardian's authority and responsibility for an incapacitated person who dies while the person is a ward of the guardian terminate when the guardian has completed arrangements for the final disposition of the ward's physical remains and personal effects, as provided in 72-5-321 (7).
(2)Termination does not affect the guardian's liability for prior acts or the guardian's obligation to account for funds and assets of the ward.