Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 73 Veterans And Veterans' Affairs - Chapter 73.36 Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act

73.36.010 Terms defined
As used in this chapter: "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation or an association. "Veterans administration" means the veterans administration, its predecessors or ...

73.36.020 Administrator party in interest in guardianship proceedings -- Notice
The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the ...

73.36.030 Appointment of guardian -- Necessary when
Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the veterans administration, it is necessary, prior to payment of benefits, that a ...

73.36.040 Guardian -- Number of wards permitted
No person other than a bank or trust company shall be guardian of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are ...

73.36.050 Guardian -- Appointment -- Contents of petition
(1) A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed by any relative or friend of the ward or by any person who ...

73.36.060 Guardian for minor -- Appointment -- Prima facie evidence
Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor, a certificate of the administrator or his authorized representative, setting forth ...

73.36.080 Notice of petition
Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under this chapter, notice shall be given to the ward, to such other ...

73.36.090 Guardian's bond
(1) Upon the appointment of a guardian, he shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less ...

73.36.100 Accounting by guardian -- Copies of all proceedings to be furnished administration -- Hearings
(1) Every guardian, who has received or shall receive on account of his ward any money or other thing of value from the veterans administration, ...

73.36.110 Failure to account -- Penalties
If any guardian shall fail to file with the court any account as required by this chapter, or by an order of the court, when ...

73.36.120 Compensation of guardian
Compensation payable to guardians shall be based upon services rendered and shall not exceed five percent of the amount of moneys received during the period ...

73.36.130 Investment of funds -- Procedure
Every guardian shall invest the surplus funds of his ward's estate in such securities or property as authorized under the laws of this state but ...

73.36.140 Use of funds -- Procedure
A guardian shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person including the ward, the ...

73.36.150 Purchase of real estate -- Procedure
(1) The court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee simple title to real estate in this state in which the guardian has no ...

73.36.155 Public records -- Free copies
When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate ...

73.36.160 Discharge of guardian -- Final account
In addition to any other provisions of law relating to judicial restoration and discharge of guardian, a certificate by the veterans administration showing that a ...

73.36.165 Commitment to veterans administration or other federal agency
(1) Whenever, in any proceeding under the laws of this state for the commitment of a person alleged to be of unsound mind or otherwise ...

73.36.170 Application of chapter to other guardianships of veterans
The provisions of this chapter relating to surety bonds and the administration of estates of wards shall apply to all "income" and "estate" as defined ...

73.36.180 Construction of chapter -- Uniformity
This chapter shall be so construed to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.[1951 c 53 § 19.] ...

73.36.190 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the "uniform veterans' guardianship act".[1951 c 53 § 20.] ...