Alabama Code 12-13-42. Furnishing to veterans administration of copies of decrees upon settlement by guardians of beneficiaries of administration; payment of fees therefor
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-13-42
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
At the time of settlement, either partial or final, by a guardian of a beneficiary of the United States Veterans Administration and upon request of counsel of such agency, it shall be the duty of the probate judge in whose court the settlement is had and passed to furnish to the United States Veterans Administration a certified copy of the decree of the said court on the guardian’s settlement without cost to said United States Veterans Administration. For furnishing such certified copy the probate judge is authorized to collect from the guardian the fee now allowed by law for furnishing a copy of such decree on settlement by a guardian.