Public Trustee Legal Guardian

(b) authorizing the Public Guardian and Trustee to invest in certain types of investments, in addition to those permitted by the provisions of the Trusts Act, relating to the investment of assets in trust by a trustee; 23 (1) On the recommendation of the Treasury Board, the Lieutenant Governor may, on the Board, make orders requiring fees or a schedule of fees, including commissions and fees, payable to the Public Guardian and Trustee for the performance of a function or service or to act as trustee under this Act, any other order or arrangement. The court may appoint the PGT as guardian in accordance with the provisions of the Act on Guardianship and Co-Decision of Adults. This usually happens in the following situations: when the Public Guardian and Trustee has reason to believe that the interest in the trust or property of the minor or adult may be threatened, or the representative, guardian or solicitor has not performed his or her duties. The Public Guardian and Trustee (MCT) can be appointed guardian of an adult dependant in two different ways. The first is when a certificate of incapacity for work is issued under the Public Guardian and Trustee Act and the PGT determines that it is appropriate to sign an acknowledgement and act as guardian of property. The second is when a court has appointed the TCP as guardian of property under the Adult Guardianship and Co-Decision Act. If an adult is not legally competent, his doctor may examine him and, if necessary, issue a certificate of incapacity for work. This is then sent to the Chief Psychiatrist, who can sign a certificate of incapacity for work. All certificates of incapacity for work are communicated to the PGT. The PGT attempts to contact family members to determine if they wish to apply to the court to become guardians. If no one applies or if no suitable person is available and the adult`s financial affairs need to be managed, a share certificate will be signed by the PGT.

The TCP then begins to manage all of the adult`s financial affairs. 6.1 (1) In this section, “litigator” means a person appointed by the court to represent the estate of a deceased party in a claim or other legal proceeding for which there is no other legal personal representative. (4) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall oblige the Public Guardian and Trustee to investigate and examine the affairs, transactions and accounts of a guardian who receives property on behalf of a minor in accordance with section 178 (2) (a) (ii) of the Family Law Act. (d) in the course of an investigation or audit under subsection 17(1) or (2), request the curator, attorney, mandatary, tutor or monitor under an agency contract to provide such reports, information or statements as the Minister considers necessary for the investigation or audit. (1.1) If a person who has a legal or reasonable interest in all or part of the money held by the Public Guardian and Trustee on behalf of a person or estate does not claim the money within the time applicable for the purposes of this section, the Public Guardian and Trustee shall pay the money to the administrator. 11 For investment purposes, the Public Guardian and Trustee has the powers and duties of a trustee under the Trustee Act, unless otherwise expressly provided in a court order, instrument, this Act or regulation. 21 (1) The Public Guardian and Trustee or the Public Guardian and Trustee or the Public Guardian or employee is not liable for losses for which a private trustee would not be liable in similar circumstances. (3) If a litigation guardian is required for a minor under the Courts Act and the Children Act does not provide otherwise, the Public Guardian and Trustee shall act as guardian of the minor if he or she considers it to be in the best interests of the juvenile. 4. Where an action or other proceeding has been instituted against the Public Guardian and Trustee and the Attorney General certifies that it is in the public interest to pay money to the court, the amount specified in the Consolidated Revenue Fund certificate shall be paid to the court.

8 If the Public Guardian and Trustee are acting as trustees under clause 6(b) or guardians of an asset of the young person under subsection 7(1), they must comply with the Trust Act unless that Act, the regulations, a court order or an instrument appointing the Public Guardian and the Trustee as Trustee or Guardian provide otherwise. (i) require the representative or guardian to provide records of personal care and health care decisions and (ii) be appointed trustee of the estate of a missing person who is the sole shareholder of the Corporation under the Missing Persons Estates Act, (b) regular monitoring of investment performance and evaluation of investment results; (8) The funds of a mutual fund shall not be invested in a mutual fund under this section. , unless the policies and objectives of the mutual fund are consistent with the statement of investment policies and objectives referred to in paragraph 3. (ii) requiring any person, entity or other body that maintains records related to personal hygiene or health care decisions to provide personal care or health care records, including any report or information relevant to an adult`s disability; (a) developing systems governing the allocation of the income and costs of such mutual funds among mutual funds; (4) Where a person, entity or other entity referred to in subsection 2 refuses or fails to provide accounts, securities or other documents, or to provide any report, information or explanation required under this subsection, the Public Guardian and Trustee may make an order in the court to solicit. (4) In addition, the Public Guardian and the Trustee may recover costs and loans incurred in carrying out a task or providing services under this Act, another order or another agreement. (5) Funds submitted to the Minister of Finance in accordance with subsection (4) shall be deemed to have been invested in accordance with subsection 40 (5) of the Financial Administration Act. (c) allow The Public Guardian and Trustee to exempt a person from paying fees or to reimburse fees in the event of hardship or injustice; (3) a person, entity or other body required under subsection (2) to provide accounts, securities or other documents or to provide a report, information or explanation, (i) the person`s interest in the Corporation; if the person is missing or deceased, to protect the interest of the corporation in his or her estate; (d) funds deposited in the operating account by the Minister of Finance. (4) The Attorney General shall submit a copy of the report to the Legislative Assembly without delay when the Assembly is sitting and, if the Attorney General is not sitting, within 30 days after the beginning of the next session. 22 (1) The Public Guardian and the Trustee shall submit a service delivery plan to the Attorney General for approval no later than 3 months before the beginning of each fiscal year. (7) In accordance with the Statement of Strategic Investment Policy and Objectives referred to in subsection 3, the Minister of Finance shall prepare quarterly reports for the Public Guardian and Trustee setting out the investment performance of all funds invested by the Minister of Finance in accordance with paragraph 4. (c) the Corporation formerly known as the Official Administrator of the Province of British Columbia, and (1.1) This section prevails over any provision of any other Act relating to fees. (c) a mandatary under a power of attorney or continuing power of attorney, where the Public Guardian and Trustee has reason to believe that the person who gave the power of attorney or continuing power of attorney is incapable of managing his or her financial affairs, business or property; (c) a statement of the extent to which the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee has met the performance targets and other objectives set out in the Service Delivery Plan in accordance with § 22 and (2) The report must be submitted by September 30 following the preceding fiscal year.

(a) order any institution with which the young person or adult has an account that no funds may be withdrawn or withdrawn from that account until further notice; (iii) an executor or executor of the estate of a deceased person who was the sole shareholder of the corporation immediately before his or her death; (3) The Public Guardian and Trustee may require the Minister of Finance to make payments out of the operating account to pay for the costs of providing services and operating the Office. (a) the deceased did not leave an executor, beneficiary, heir or other person competent to act, and (e) an estimate of the resources required to achieve the objectives of the area of activity; and (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, in accordance with the Public Service Act, appoint a person as Public Guardian and Trustee who meets the criteria set out in paragraph 28(2)(a). 10. The interest of an estate or a person entitled to a share or interest in a unit trust established under this Division is consistent with the interest of all other estates and persons entitled to a share or interest in the mutual fund. (b) any other company authorized under the laws of British Columbia to accept money on deposit and approved for that purpose by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; 5. On application under paragraph 4, the court may order the person, body or other body to produce the accounts, securities or other documents, or to provide the Public Guardian and Trustee with information or explanations regarding, to be made available.