{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.5-501","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 524.5-501","heading":"GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP; WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS.","body":"(a) When a matter is referred under section 176.092, subdivision 3, the court shall determine whether the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, shall appoint a guardian or conservator if the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, and shall return the matter to the source of referral.\n(b) The court shall oversee the use of monetary benefits paid to a conservator as provided in this article or under rule 145 of the General Rules of Practice for the district courts. There is a rebuttable presumption that a settlement or award approved by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or a compensation judge is reasonable and fair to the employee or dependent.\n(c) Subject to the approval of the court, the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay the costs and guardian, conservator, and attorney fees of the employee or dependent associated with the appointment of a guardian or conservator and as required under section 176.092.","path":["PROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTS","CHAPTER 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","Article 5 PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY","Part 5 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.5-501","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"62c8271a8fbb41668731f773537ea6fd9bf5e09526e02cb783f028c86c4c35f9","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.5-433","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}