Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor beneficiary of the Veterans Affairs, a certificate of the administrator of Veterans Affairs, or his authorized representative, accompanying such petition setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the Veterans Affairs and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the Veterans Affairs, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
Effective:June 29, 2017

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 388.240

  • administrator: means the administrator of veterans affairs or his successor. See Kentucky Statutes 388.190
  • 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
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Veterans Affairs: means the United States Department of Veterans
    Affairs, its predecessors or successors. See Kentucky Statutes 388.190

History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 25, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 5.

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