Where must the guardian’s final report be filed?

• A. The clerk of the court in the county where the incapacitated person resided
• B. The county clerk's office
• C. The clerk of the court of the county in which annual reports are filed
• D. The clerk of the court of the capital city

Answer: (D)

The final report is the guardian’s closing accounting and must go to the court that supervised the guardianship so the matter can be officially closed. In this jurisdiction, that court sits in the capital city, and the final report is filed with the clerk of that court. This centralizes the closing of guardianships and keeps the official record in the court that issued the guardianship order.

The other options don’t fit because they place the filing in a different county or at a generic county clerk’s office, which would not connect the final accounting to the court that has ongoing supervisory authority over the guardianship.