Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 73-504

  • bureau: means the United States veterans' bureau or its successor. See Kansas Statutes 73-501
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • pensioner: means a beneficiary of the bureau. See Kansas Statutes 73-501
  • person: includes a partnership, corporation or an association. See Kansas Statutes 73-501
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

A petition for appointment of a curator may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any person who under existing law is entitled to priority of appointment. If there be no person so entitled or if the person so entitled shall neglect or refuse to file such petition within thirty (30) days after mailing of notice by the bureau to the last known address of such person indicating the necessity for the same a petition for such appointment may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any responsible person residing in this state. The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, place of residence of the proposed pensioner, the names and places of residence of the nearest relative, if known, and the fact that such proposed pensioner is entitled to receive moneys payable by or through the bureau and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and the amount of probable future payments.

The petition shall also set forth the name and addresses of the person or institution if any having actual custody of the proposed pensioner. In the case of a proposed pensioner who is an “incapacitated person” the petition shall show that such proposed pensioner has been rated incompetent on examination by the bureau in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the bureau.