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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code
Chapter 5 - ARTICLE 5. PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY
Section 62-5-607 - Facts that constitute prima facie evidence of need for guardian of a mentally incompetent ward.
SC Code § 62-5-607 (2012) What's This?
When a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward a certificate of the Administrator or his representative, setting forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by the Veterans' Administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the Veterans' Administration and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any monies due such person by the Veterans' Administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, Section 1.
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