Mass. General Laws c.190B § 5-423A

Delegation

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Section 5-423A

(a)

A conservator may not delegate to an agent or another conservator the entire administration of the estate, but a conservator may otherwise delegate the management of investments that a prudent conservator of comparable skills may delegate under similar circumstances.

(b)

The conservator shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in:

  • (1) selecting an agent;
  • (2) establishing the scope and terms of a delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the conservatorship; and
  • (3) periodically reviewing an agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.

(c)

In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the estate to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.

(d)

A conservator who complies with subsections (a) and (b) is not liable to the protected person or to the estate for the decisions or actions of the agent to whom a function was delegated.

(e)

By accepting a delegation from a conservator subject to the law of the commonwealth, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the commonwealth.

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