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Conservator Exploitation in Minnesota: An Analysis of Judicial Response

NCJ Number
252655
Author(s)
Brenda K Uekert; Dari Pogach; Brenda K Uekert; Kathryn Holt; Kathryn Genthon; Erica Wood; Lori Stiegel; Pamela Teaster; Karen Roberto; Chris Grogg; Kate Boyko; Stepheni Hubert
Date Published
September 2018
Length
4 pages
Annotation

This brief examines Minnesota's MyMNConservator program, the nation's only state that mandates conservators record and submit all financial transactions through its' software application.

Abstract

Minnesota is the only state in the country that mandates that conservators record and submit all financial transactions through its software application (MyMNConservator). This innovation is coupled with a centralized professional auditing teamthe Conservator Account Auditing Program (CAAP) which is located in the Minnesota Judicial Branch. The CAAP team audits the first and every fourth annual accounting and audits additional cases upon the request of District Courts. Audits are extensive reviews of the accounting and supporting third party documentation, which makes the program inherently superior to cursory court reviews that are more typical throughout the United States.