Appointment of guardian; condition precedent to payment of
veterans' benefits; incapacitated person
Sec. 7. Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian
for an incapacitated person, a certificate of the administrator or the
administrator's duly authorized representative that the person has
been rated incompetent or incapacitated by the Department on
examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing
the Department and that the appointment of a guardian or the
issuance of a protective order is a condition precedent to the payment
of money due the protected person by the Department shall be prima
facie evidence of the necessity for the appointment.
(Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.2007.) As amended by P.L.33-1989,
SEC.44.
Last modified: May 27, 2006