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387.010 Definitions for KRS 387.010 to 387.280.
As used in KRS 387.010 to 387.280, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Minor" means any person who has not reached the age of eighteen (18).
(2) "Interested person or entity" means an adult relative or friend of the minor, an
official or representative of a public or private agency, corporation, or
association concerned with the minor's welfare, or any other person found
suitable by the District Court.
(3) "Guardian" means an individual, agency, or corporation appointed by the
District Court to have care, custody, and control of a minor and to manage the
minor's financial resources.
(4) "Limited guardian" means an individual, agency, or corporation appointed by
the District Court to have care, custody, and control of a minor without the
power to manage the minor's financial resources.
(5) "Conservator" means an individual, agency, or corporation appointed by the
District Court to manage the financial resources of a minor.
(6) "Ward" means a person for whom a guardian, limited guardian, or conservator
has been appointed.
(7) "Parent" means a mother or father whose parental rights have not been
terminated or suspended by prior court order.
Effective:July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 487, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 138, effective July 1, 1982. -- Amended
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 39. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 8. -Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2149.
Note:
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 150 would have repealed this section effective
July 1, 1982. However, 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396 was repealed by 1982 Ky. Acts
ch. 141, sec. 146, also effective July 1, 1982.
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