ADULT G/CADULT G/CADJUDICATION PROCEDURESADJUDICATION PROCEDURES

Mo Bar Annual MeetingMo Bar Annual Meeting

20122012

RESOURCESRESOURCES

MATERIALSMATERIALS CHAPTER 475CHAPTER 475 MISSOURI PRACTICEMISSOURI PRACTICE MO BAR DESKBOOKMO BAR DESKBOOK LOCAL COURTS – FORMSLOCAL COURTS – FORMS MISSOURI BARMISSOURI BAR AMERICAN BARAMERICAN BAR

ADJUDICATION PROCESSADJUDICATION PROCESS

JURISDICTIONJURISDICTION VENUEVENUE PLEADINGSPLEADINGS SERVICE PROCESSSERVICE PROCESS HEARINGSHEARINGS SUCCESSOR APPOINTMENTSSUCCESSOR APPOINTMENTS

JURISDICTIONJURISDICTIONUAGPPJAUAGPPJA

GENERAL PROVISIONSGENERAL PROVISIONS JURISDICTIONJURISDICTION TRANSFERTRANSFER REGISTRATION REGISTRATION MISCMISC

GENERAL PROVISIONSGENERAL PROVISIONS

FOREIGN COUNTRIESFOREIGN COUNTRIES COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS EVIDENCE FROM FOREIGN STATEEVIDENCE FROM FOREIGN STATE

JURISDICTIONJURISDICTION

DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS– HOME STATE HOME STATE – SIGNIFICANT-CONNECTION STATESIGNIFICANT-CONNECTION STATE

JURISDICTIONJURISDICTION

HOME STATE HOME STATE oror SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION + SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION +

– No Home State, orNo Home State, or– Home State Declines Juris.Home State Declines Juris.

oror SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION +SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION + No Petition in Home state, andNo Petition in Home state, and No Objections, andNo Objections, and Mo. Appropriate ForumMo. Appropriate Forum

MISC. JURISDICTIONMISC. JURISDICTION

TEMPORARY EMERGENCY ORDERSTEMPORARY EMERGENCY ORDERS UNJUSTIFIABLE CONDUCTUNJUSTIFIABLE CONDUCT NOTICE IF NOT HOME STATENOTICE IF NOT HOME STATE SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGSSIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS

TRANSFERTRANSFER

PROVISIONALLY GRANTPROVISIONALLY GRANT FINAL ORDERFINAL ORDER PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTPROVISIONALLY ACCEPT FINAL ORDERFINAL ORDER

REGISTRATION/MISCREGISTRATION/MISC

REGISTER CERTIFIED COPIESREGISTER CERTIFIED COPIES EFFECTIVE DATEEFFECTIVE DATE

VENUEVENUE

DOMICILEDOMICILE RESIDENCERESIDENCE LOCATION PROPERTYLOCATION PROPERTY TRANSFER VENUETRANSFER VENUE

PLEADINGSPLEADINGS

SEE 475.060 REQUIREMENTSSEE 475.060 REQUIREMENTS 2011 LEGISLATIVE ADDITIONS2011 LEGISLATIVE ADDITIONS EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY

PLEADPLEAD

SERVICE PROCESSSERVICE PROCESS

PERSONAL ON RESPONDENTPERSONAL ON RESPONDENT JURISDICTIONALJURISDICTIONAL WAIVERWAIVER RETURNRETURN

HEARINGSHEARINGS

Setting/NoticeSetting/Notice Appointment AttorneyAppointment Attorney Emergency Gal/CalEmergency Gal/Cal Court-ordered ExamCourt-ordered Exam Rights of RespondentRights of Respondent Who to AppointWho to Appoint Least Restrictive EnvironmentLeast Restrictive Environment JudgmentJudgment

SETTING HEARING/NOTICESETTING HEARING/NOTICE

PromptlyPromptly Notice to familyNotice to family

APPOINTMENT ATTORNEYAPPOINTMENT ATTORNEY

MANDATORYMANDATORY COURT-APPOINTED V. PRIVATECOURT-APPOINTED V. PRIVATE IN RE LINKIN RE LINK FEE AS COSTSFEE AS COSTS

EMERGENCY GAL/CALEMERGENCY GAL/CAL

STANDARDSTANDARD PROCEDURE: PROCEDURE:

– (1) Service(1) Service– (2) Notice(2) Notice– (3) Appointment Attorney(3) Appointment Attorney– (4) Hearing(4) Hearing

LENGTHLENGTH

COURT-ORDERED EXAMCOURT-ORDERED EXAM

WHENWHEN RIGHTSRIGHTS COSTSCOSTS

RIGHTS OF RESPONDENTRIGHTS OF RESPONDENT

Burden of ProofBurden of Proof Nine statutory RightsNine statutory Rights Waiver of RightsWaiver of Rights

WHO TO APPOINTWHO TO APPOINT

STATUTORY HEIRARCHYSTATUTORY HEIRARCHY CASE LAWCASE LAW

LEAST RESTRICTIVE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

DEFINITIONDEFINITION PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONSPRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

JUDGMENTJUDGMENT

FINDINGSFINDINGS PARTIAL INCAP/DISABILITYPARTIAL INCAP/DISABILITY FEESFEES BONDBOND

SUCCESSOR G/CSUCCESSOR G/C

PROCEDURESPROCEDURES JURY TRIAL RIGHTJURY TRIAL RIGHT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR TRANSFERPUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR TRANSFER

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION