§ 379.010 Voluntary assignments for benefit of creditors — Preferred claims
§ 379.020 Deed of assignment — Recordation — Effect of deed — Schedule of assignor
§ 379.030 Bond of assignee — Appointment of another on failure to qualify — On failure to furnish additional security
§ 379.040 Resignation or removal of assignee
§ 379.050 Supervision of assignee by District Court — Exception — Filing of inventory of assignee
§ 379.060 Proceedings, orders and summons of the court — Attendance of assignor or his debtors
§ 379.070 Preferential or fraudulent transfer or purchase prior to deed of assignment — Effect — Action by assignee or creditor
§ 379.080 Exemptions claimed by assignor — Proceedings
§ 379.090 Sale of property by assignee
§ 379.100 Receipt of claims by assignee — Notice of — Filing
§ 379.110 Compromise or sale of debts due or claims against estate
§ 379.120 Allowance or rejection of claims by assignee — Report to court — Exceptions — Court determination
§ 379.130 Distribution — When to be made — Report on — Exceptions — Court determination
§ 379.140 Discharge of assignee — Notice — Proceedings
§ 379.150 Settlement or compromise by assignor with creditors to be filed in court — Assignee discharged
§ 379.160 Appeals from judgments
§ 379.170 Circuit court has jurisdiction of action for settlement of estate

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 379 - Voluntary Assignments

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.