30-3-203 - Transfer of property without conservatorship.
30-3-203. Transfer of property without conservatorship.
(a) If the spouse of any person defined as an absentee in § 30-3-201(1), or next of kin if the absentee has no spouse, wishes to sell or transfer any property of the absentee that has a gross value of less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or requires the consent of the absentee in any matter regarding the absentee's children, or in any other matter in which the gross value of the subject matter is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), the spouse or next of kin may apply to the chancery or probate court for an order authorizing the sale, transfer, or consent, without opening a full conservatorship proceeding as provided by this part. The spouse or next of kin may make the application without the assistance of an attorney.
(b) The application shall be made by petition on the following form, which form shall be made readily available to the applicant by the clerk and master of the chancery court and the clerk of the probate court: