The District Court may hear evidence for or against any item, and may question fiduciaries, under oath, about any matter connected with the settlement. Witnesses may be summoned at the instance of either party to give evidence when the settlement is made, or upon the trial of exceptions thereto, and their attendance may be coerced as in other cases. All oral evidence shall be electronically recorded and no evidence shall be presumed to have been heard unless it has been so recorded. No credit shall be allowed a fiduciary for disbursements, fees or services without legal evidence to justify it.
Effective: June 17, 1978
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 395.615

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. — Created
1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 371, effective January 2, 1978.

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