HB99 Summary

• Allows adult children and first-degree relatives to petition circuit court for visitation rights with elderly parents or dependent adults under conservatorship from whom they have been isolated.

• Court must schedule hearings within 60 days of petition filing, or within 10 days if the conservatee's health is in significant decline or death is imminent.

• Court determines if conservatee has capacity to make visitation decisions; if capable and willing, visitation is granted; if incapable, court considers relationship history, prior statements, estate documents, and investigative reports to determine if visitation would be desired.

• Prohibits conservators, guardians, or spouses from refusing visitors, phone calls, and correspondence from adult children or first-degree relatives unless expressly limited by court order.

• Requires conservators to notify adult children and first-degree relatives when conservatee dies, is admitted to medical facility for three or more days, changes residence, or stays away from residence for more than one week.