(1) Before any curator is appointed for an absent person under subsection (2) of KRS
395.410, a written application requesting the appointment shall be filed with the District Court Clerk. The application shall be verified and shall recite the fact of absence, the last known address of the absent person and the presence of property within this state or other ground requiring the appointment of a curator for the protection of the property or rights of the absent person. The application may be made by any relative, creditor or debtor of the absent person, or by any person in possession of or interested in any property or rights of the absent person.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 395.430

  • Certified mail: means any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery that allows a document or package to have proof of:
    (a) Sending the document or package. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) Upon the filing with the District Court Clerk of any such application, the clerk shall send by United States certified mail, return receipt requested a letter addressed to the absent person at the last known address as given in the application, stating that such application has been filed. The clerk shall publish pursuant to KRS Chapter
424 a notice to the effect that an application for the appointment of a curator has been made.
Effective: July 15, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 103, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 390, effective January 2,
1978. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 315, sec. 85. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch.
239, sec. 224. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3902a-2, 3902a-3.