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§ 28-66-105. Appointment of guardians

(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 is authorized by law to file such a petition. If there is no person so authorized or if the person so authorized refuses or fails to file such a petition […]

§ 28-66-121. Severability

If any provision of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.

§ 28-66-106. Evidence of necessity for guardian for infant

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 the age of such minor as shown by the records of the Veterans’ Administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment […]

§ 28-66-122. Modification of prior laws

All acts or parts of acts relating to beneficiaries of the Veterans’ Administration inconsistent with this chapter are hereby repealed, especially §§ 6318 to 6337 inclusive of Pope’s Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, and Act 283 of 1941. Except where inconsistent with this chapter, the laws of this state relating to guardian and ward […]

§ 28-66-107. Evidence of necessity for guardian for incompetent

Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the administrator or his duly authorized representative that such person has been rated incompetent by the Veterans’ Administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such Veterans’ Administration and that the appointment of […]

§ 28-66-123. Application of chapter

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 in § 28-66-101 whether the guardian shall have been appointed under this chapter or under any other law of this state, special or general, prior or subsequent to the enactment […]

§ 28-66-108. Notice

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 persons, and in such manner as is provided by the general law of this state, and also to the Veterans’ Administration as provided by this chapter.

§ 28-66-109. 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 than the estimated value of the personal estate and anticipated income of the ward during the ensuing year. The bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required […]

§ 28-66-110. Petitions and accounts, notices and hearings

(1) Every guardian who has received or shall receive on account of his ward any moneys or other thing of value from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall file with the court annually, on the anniversary date of the appointment, in addition to such other accounts as may be required by the court, […]