Matter of Guardianship & Conservator. of Cavin

McCORMICK, Justice.

The question here concerns the duty of conservators to account for social security benefits paid to them for their wards. Judy A. Ireland and her husband Gary Ireland were conservators and guardians of minor children Dawn Cavin and Tina Cavin from January 1977 until October 1981. They were also representative payees for survivorship social security benefits payable to the wards during that period. They did not account for the social security benefits in the conservatorship. When the wards objected to their final report on that ground and moved for summary judgment requiring…