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Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
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Title 13. DECEDENTS' ESTATES, GUARDIANSHIPS, TRANSFERS, TRUSTS, AND HEALTH CARE DECISIONS. |
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Chapter 13.26. PROTECTION OF MINORS AND INCAPACITATED PERSONS AND THEIR PROPERTY; POWERS OF ATTORNEY. |
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Article 13.26.04. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND MINORS. |
Section 13.26.565. Individual liability of conservator.
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a conservator is not individually liable on a contract properly entered into in a fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the estate unless the conservator fails to reveal the representative capacity and identify the estate in the contract.
(b) The conservator is individually liable for obligations arising from ownership or control of property of the estate or for torts committed in the course of administration of the estate only if personally at fault.
(c) Claims based on contracts entered into by a conservator in a fiduciary capacity, on obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate, or on torts committed in the course of administration of the estate may be asserted against the estate by proceeding against the conservator in the fiduciary capacity, whether or not the conservator is individually liable for them.
(d) Any question of liability between the estate and the conservator individually may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge, or indemnification, or other appropriate proceeding or action.