Title 3, Title 3 — Guardian And Ward

Petition for appointment of guardian; contents thereof. (a) 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 be no person so entit…

Prima facie evidence of necessity for appointment; certificate of minor's age and that appointment condition precedent to payments. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a minor ward a certificate of the director, or his representative, setting forth the …

Prima facie evidence of necessity for appointment; certificate of incompetency and that appointment condition precedent to payments. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward a certificate of the director, or his representative, se…

Notice upon filing of petition. Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian, under the provisions of this act, the court shall cause such notice to be given as provided by law.

Guardian to be fit and proper person; bond required. Before making appointment under the provisions of this act the court shall be satisfied that the guardian whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. Upon the appointment being made the guardian shal…

Annual accounting; copy of accounts and pleadings to be filed with bureau; notice of hearing; administration of property from other sources. (a) Every guardian, who has received or shall receive on account of his ward, any moneys from the veterans' administration, its predecessor…

Removal for failure to file accounts. If any guardian shall fail to file any account of the moneys received by him from the bureau on account of his ward within thirty (30) days after such account is required by either the court or the bureau, or shall fail to furnish the bureau …

Compensation of guardian. Compensation payable to guardian shall not exceed five percent (5%) 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 c…

Investment of surplus money; notice to bureau. (a) It shall be the duty of such guardians to invest and keep invested their ward's surplus money, but only in the securities or other property, and in the manner hereinafter indicated, and in which securities or other property the g…

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

Certified copies of public records. Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the bureau to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by such bureau, the official charged with the custody of such public record shall w…

Discharge of guardian. When a minor ward for whom a guardian has been appointed under the provisions of this act or other laws of this state shall have attained his or her majority, and if incompetent shall be declared competent by the bureau and the court, and when any incompete…

Construction and applicability. This act shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial intents and purposes thereof, and shall apply only to beneficiaries of the bureau.

Interpretation. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.