Kentucky Statutes 387.812 – Definitions for KRS 387.810 to 387.854
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As used in KRS § 387.810 to KRS § 387.854:
(1) “Adult” means an individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) “Conservator” means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under this chapter;
(3) “Guardian” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under this chapter;
(4) “Guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian;
(5) “Guardianship proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;
(6) “Incapacitated person” means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;
(7) “Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;
(8) “Person,” except in the term “incapacitated person” or “protected person,” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity;
(9) “Protected person” means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;
(10) “Protective order” means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult’s property;
(11) “Protective proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;
(12) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
(13) “Respondent” means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought; and
(14) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011.
(1) “Adult” means an individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 387.812
- Business trust: includes , except when utilized in KRS Chapter 386, a "statutory trust" as organized under KRS Chapter 386A. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) “Conservator” means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under this chapter;
(3) “Guardian” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under this chapter;
(4) “Guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian;
(5) “Guardianship proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;
(6) “Incapacitated person” means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;
(7) “Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;
(8) “Person,” except in the term “incapacitated person” or “protected person,” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity;
(9) “Protected person” means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;
(10) “Protective order” means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult’s property;
(11) “Protective proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;
(12) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
(13) “Respondent” means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought; and
(14) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011.