For protected adults, the management accounts are checked and approved annually by the subrogated guardian where one has been appointed or by the family council where article 457 is applied. Where several persons have been appointed under the conditions of article 447 for the management of assets, the annual management accounts must be signed by each of them, which constitutes approval. In the event of difficulties, the judge will rule on the conformity of the accounts at the request of one of the persons responsible for the protection measure.
By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this article, where the size and composition of the protected person’s assets so justify, the judge shall, upon receipt of the inventory of the provisional budget, appoint a qualified professional to verify and approve the accounts in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. In its decision, the judge will set out the terms and conditions under which the guardian is to submit the management account, together with the supporting documents, to this professional with a view to these operations.
In the absence of the appointment of a subrogated guardian, a joint guardian, a deputy guardian or a family council, the judge shall apply the second paragraph of this article.