In re the Conservatorship/Guardianship of Hill

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

The conservator of the deceased ward, John W. Hill, appeals from a judgment ordering him to satisfy, without probate proceedings, community property claims from John Hill’s estate.

ISSUE

Appellant presents several issues on appeal. Because of our disposition of this matter, we need discuss only one: whether a conservator’s duty, after the death of a ward, requires the payment of community property claims to a surviving spouse before the deceased’s will is probated. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTS

John and Ruth Hill were married in 1968. Before marrying Ruth, John…