Kentucky Statutes 387.520 – Jurisdiction of District Courts — Venue — KRS 387.810 to 387.854 to govern jurisdiction between Kentucky and other states
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(1) The District Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all proceedings involving a determination of partial disability or disability, the modification of orders, the appointment and removal of guardians and conservators, and the management and settlement of their accounts.
(2) If the respondent or ward is a resident of this state, the venue for all proceedings under KRS § 387.500 to KRS § 387.770 shall be:
(a) In the county where the respondent or ward resides;
(b) In the county of domicile of the respondent or ward; or
(c) In the county where the parent of the respondent or ward is domiciled if the respondent or ward is a minor. Nothing in this section shall preclude transfer of venue for good cause shown.
(3) If no local conservator has been appointed and no petition in a disability proceeding is pending in this state, a domiciliary foreign conservator may file with a court in this state in a county in which property belonging to the disabled person is located, authenticated copies of his or her appointment and of any official bond he or she has given. Thereafter, he or she may exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local conservator and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties generally.
(4) This section shall be subordinate to KRS § 387.810 to KRS § 387.854 to the extent that those sections govern jurisdiction between Kentucky and other states.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 24, effective June 8, 2011. — Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 3, effective July 1, 1982.
(2) If the respondent or ward is a resident of this state, the venue for all proceedings under KRS § 387.500 to KRS § 387.770 shall be:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 387.520
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- 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.
- 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.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(a) In the county where the respondent or ward resides;
(b) In the county of domicile of the respondent or ward; or
(c) In the county where the parent of the respondent or ward is domiciled if the respondent or ward is a minor. Nothing in this section shall preclude transfer of venue for good cause shown.
(3) If no local conservator has been appointed and no petition in a disability proceeding is pending in this state, a domiciliary foreign conservator may file with a court in this state in a county in which property belonging to the disabled person is located, authenticated copies of his or her appointment and of any official bond he or she has given. Thereafter, he or she may exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local conservator and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties generally.
(4) This section shall be subordinate to KRS § 387.810 to KRS § 387.854 to the extent that those sections govern jurisdiction between Kentucky and other states.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 24, effective June 8, 2011. — Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 3, effective July 1, 1982.