Title 26 — Title 26

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Veterans’ Guardianship Act. History: (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280.)

Funds of Ward. (a) Every guardian shall invest the funds of the estate in one or more of the following forms in which the guardian has no interest and not otherwise: (1) Interest-bearing obligations of the State of Alabama or of the United States or as to which the State of Alaba…

Than Ward. A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate of his or her ward for the support and maintenance of any person other than his or her ward, except upon order of the court after a hearing, notice of which has been given the proper office of the administration in t…

Benefits to Applicant for Benefits. Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by such administration, the official charged with the custody of such publi…

Whenever it appears that an incompetent veteran of any war, military occupation, or expedition is eligible for treatment in a United States veterans’ hospital and commitment to such hospital is necessary for the proper care and treatment of such veteran, the courts of this state …

Guardian; Certification of Copy Thereof to Veterans’ Administration; Notice of Hearing Thereon. Every guardian who shall receive on account of his or her ward any moneys from the administration shall file with the court annually on the anniversary date of the appointment, in addi…

Ward, Etc. If any guardian shall fail to file any account of the moneys received by him or her from the administration on account of his or her ward within 30 days after such account is required by either the court or the administration or shall fail to furnish the administration…

When a minor ward for whom a guardian has been appointed shall have attained his or her majority and has not been found incompetent and when any incompetent ward has been rated competent by the administration, a certificate of the administrator or his or her duly authorized repre…

Compensation payable to a guardian shall not exceed five percent of the income of the ward during any year. In the event of extraordinary services rendered by such guardian, the court may, upon petition and after hearing thereon, authorize additional compensation therefor payable…

The costs and fees, exclusive of fees of the guardian ad litem incident to any partial or final settlement by any guardian subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall be taxed in the amounts provided by the general statutes for like services, but there shall not be taxed or …

(a) This chapter shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial intents and purposes thereof and shall apply only to beneficiaries of the administration. (b) This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of…

When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) PERSON. A partnership, corporation, or an association. (2) ADMINISTRATION. The United States Veterans’ Administration or…

Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulations of the administration, the administrator requires, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed for a ward, such appointment shall be made in the manner provided in this chapter. History: (Acts 1931, …

Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to accept appointment as guardian of any ward if such proposed guardian shall at that time be acting as guardian for five wards. In any case, upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the administrati…

Thereof. A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any person who under existing law is entitled to priority of appointment. If there is no person so entitled or if the person so entitled shall neglect or r…

Minor Ward. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a minor ward, a certificate of the administrator or his representative setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a…

Incompetence, Etc., of Mentally Incompetent Ward. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the administrator or his or her representative setting forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by the …

Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under the provisions of this chapter, the court shall cause such notice to be given as provided by law. History: (Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §166.)

Execution and Filing of Bonds by Guardian; Filing of Certificate by Personal Sureties. Before making an appointment under the provisions of this chapter the court shall be satisfied that the guardian whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. Upon the…