§560:5-107  Transfer of jurisdiction.  (a) 
After the appointment of a guardian or conservator or entry of any other
protective order, the court making the appointment or entering the order may
transfer the proceeding to a court in another circuit in this State or to
another state if the court is satisfied that a transfer will serve the best
interest of the ward or protected person.



(b)  If a guardianship or protective proceeding
is pending in another state or a foreign country and a petition for guardianship
or protective proceeding is filed in a court in this State, the court in this
State shall notify the original court and, after consultation with the original
court, assume or decline jurisdiction, whichever is in the best interest of the
ward or protected person.



(c)  A guardian, conservator, or like fiduciary
appointed in another state may petition the court for appointment as a guardian
or conservator in this State if venue in this State is or will be established. 
The appointment may be made upon proof of appointment in the other state and
presentation of a certified copy of the portion of the court record in the
other state specified by the court in this State.  Notice of hearing on the
petition, together with a copy of the petition, shall be given to the ward or
protected person, if the ward or protected person has attained fourteen years
of age, and to the persons who would be entitled to notice if the regular
procedures for appointment of a guardian or conservator under this article were
applicable.  The court shall make the appointment in this State unless it
concludes that the appointment would not be in the best interest of the ward or
protected person.  Upon the filing of an acceptance of office and any required
bond, the court shall issue appropriate letters of guardianship or
conservatorship.  Within fourteen days after an appointment, the guardian or
conservator shall send or deliver a copy of the order of appointment to the
ward or protected person, if the ward or protected person has attained fourteen
years of age, and to all persons given notice of the hearing on the petition.
[L 2004, c 161, pt of §1]