2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
Chapter 125 - Protective Proceedings
Section 125.687 - Limitations of court on appointment of Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator; bond; fees and compensation.
(1) A court may not appoint the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator or a deputy public guardian and conservator as a fiduciary for a person unless the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator or deputy public guardian and conservator has petitioned for or consented to the appointment.
(2) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator shall file an official bond in such amount as may be fixed from time to time by the Long Term Care Ombudsman. The bond shall inure to the joint benefit of the several public guardianship and conservatorship estates in which the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator is providing services, but a bond is not required to be filed in individual estates.
(3) The court may not charge a fee for the filing of a petition or any other pleading under this chapter by the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator or a deputy public guardian and conservator when the filing is made in connection with the provision of public guardian and conservator services under ORS 125.675 to 125.687.
(4)(a) The court shall order the client or the client’s estate to pay for reasonable expenses incurred, including compensation for services rendered, in the provision of public guardian and conservator services to the client, including but not limited to court costs and attorney fees.
(b) If a client is indigent, the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator and the office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman shall have a claim against the client or the client’s estate for the portion of any payment ordered under paragraph (a) of this subsection that remains unpaid.
(5) The court may not order the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator, a deputy public guardian and conservator or the office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman to pay court costs or attorney fees in a proceeding brought on behalf of a client under ORS 125.675 to 125.687.
[2014 c.117 §7]
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