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387.530 Filing of petition -- Contents -- Application of person or entity
desiring appointment.
(1)
(2)
A petition for a determination of partial disability or disability and the
appointment of a limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or
conservator may be filed by any interested person or by an individual needing
guardianship or conservatorship. The petition shall set forth the following:
(a) The name and address of the respondent;
(b) The date of birth of the respondent, if known;
(c) The nature and degree of the alleged disability of the respondent;
(d) The facts and reasons supporting the need for guardianship or
conservatorship;
(e) A description and approximation of the value of the respondent's financial
resources, including government benefits, insurance entitlements, and
anticipated yearly income, if known;
(f) The names and addresses of the respondent's next of kin, if known;
(g) The name and address of the individual or facility, if any, having custody
of the respondent;
(h) The name, address and interest of the petitioner;
(i) The name and address of the petitioner's attorney, if any; and
(j) The name and address of any person or entity appointed by the
respondent as respondent's attorney in fact under a durable power of
attorney, as defined in KRS 386.093(1), or as respondent's surrogate to
make health care decisions under an advance directive.
The petition shall be accompanied by a verified application of the person or
entity desiring appointment as limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator,
or conservator. The application shall state the name, address, and
qualifications of the applicant and his relationship to the respondent. If it is
proposed that a standby limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or
conservator be designated, the petition shall also be accompanied by the
application of the person or entity desiring to be so designated. Additional
petitions may be filed prior to the date of the hearing by other persons desiring
appointment.
Effective:July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 421, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 4, effective July 1, 1982.
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