Delegation

HRS §560:5-426 — under Chapter 560.

HRS §560:5-426

§560:5-426 Delegation. (a) A conservator shall not delegate to an agent or another conservator the entire administration of the estate, but a conservator may otherwise delegate the performance of functions that a prudent trustee of comparable skills may delegate under similar circumstances.

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

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

(d) In performing a delegated function, an agent shall exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.

(e) By accepting a delegation from a conservator subject to the laws of this State, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State. [L 2004, c 161, pt of §1]