Tennessee Code 34-5-103 – Administrator as party in interest
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 34-5-103
- Administrator: means the administrator of veterans affairs of the United States, or the administrator's successor. See Tennessee Code 34-5-102
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Benefits: means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans administration. See Tennessee Code 34-5-102
- Estate: means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with "income". See Tennessee Code 34-5-102
- Guardian: means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward. See Tennessee Code 34-5-102
- 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.
- Veterans administration: means the veterans administration, its predecessors or successors. See Tennessee Code 34-5-102
- Ward: means a beneficiary of the veterans administration. See Tennessee Code 34-5-102
The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate included assets derived in whole or in part from benefits heretofore or hereafter paid by the veterans administration. Not less than fifteen (15) days prior to a hearing in such a matter, notice in writing of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by mail, unless waived in writing, to the office of the veterans administration having jurisdiction over the area in which the suit or proceeding is pending.