2023 Tennessee Code
Title 34 - GUARDIANSHIP (§§ 34-1-101 — 34-8-503)
Chapter 5 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 34-5-101 — 34-5-122)
Section 34-5-102 - Chapter definitions

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 34-5-102 (2023)
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

  • (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of veterans affairs of the United States, or the administrator's successor;
  • (2) "Benefits" means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans administration;
  • (3) "Estate" means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with "income";
  • (4) "Guardian" means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward;
  • (5) "Income" means moneys received from the veterans administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired with those moneys;
  • (6) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation or an association;
  • (7) "Veterans administration" means the veterans administration, its predecessors or successors; and
  • (8) "Ward" means a beneficiary of the veterans administration.

Acts 1943, ch. 90, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 8558.2 (Williams, §8541); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 34-902.


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