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Rule 69. Liability of Conservator

Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of the Supreme Court of Arizona

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona (Refs & Annos)
V. Regulation of the Practice of Law
L. Conservatorship
A.R.S. Sup.Ct.Rules, Rule 69
Rule 69. Liability of Conservator
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The general law of conservators and fiduciaries shall apply to the conduct of the conservator and the conservatorship, except that a conservator appointed under these rules shall:
(a) not be regarded as having an attorney-client relationship with clients of the respondent, except that the conservator shall be bound by the obligation of confidentiality toward clients imposed by the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to information acquired as conservator;
(b) have no liability to the clients of the respondent or any other person except for injury caused by intentional, willful, or grossly negligent breach of duties pursuant to Rules 66-69, Ariz. R. Sup. Ct.; and
(c) be immune to separate suit brought by or on behalf of the respondent or respondent's estate or other person. Any objections by or on behalf of the respondent or any other person to the conduct of the conservator shall be raised in the appointing court during the pendency of the conservatorship.

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Added June 9, 2003, effective Dec. 1, 2003. Amended June 30, 2010, effective Jan. 1, 2011; Dec. 16, 2015, effective Jan. 1, 2016.
17A Pt. 2 A. R. S. Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 69, AZ ST S CT Rule 69
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through April 1, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through April 1, 2024.
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