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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators » Title 465 - Guardianship of Incompetent Veterans, Etc.

Section 465:1 – Definitions.

This chapter was modeled after the original 1928 version of The Uniform Veterans’ Guardianship Act (1928) which was withdrawn from recommendation for enactment by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1942 due to it being superseded by the revised Uniform Veterans’ Guardianship Act of 1942. New Hampshire has not adopted the […]

Section 465:10 – Notice to Department of Veterans Affairs.

    465:10 Notice to Department of Veterans Affairs. – In addition to the notice required on the filing of accounts with the court, as provided in RSA 465:9, notice shall be given to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on petitions for the appointment of guardians, petitions for support, petitions for leave to expend […]

Section 465:11 – Compensation.

    465:11 Compensation. – Compensation payable to guardians shall not exceed 5 percent of the income of the ward during any year. In the event of extraordinary services rendered by such guardian, the court may, upon petition and after hearing thereon, authorize additional compensation therefor payable from the estate of the ward. Notice of such […]

Section 465:12 – Income; Application.

    465:12 Income; Application. – A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate of his ward for the support and maintenance of any person other than his ward, except spouse, minor child or children, except upon order of the court after a hearing, notice of which has been given the proper office of […]

Section 465:13 – Settlement of Accounts.

    465:13 Settlement of Accounts. – A guardian may be required to settle his account at any time on a petition filed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Source. 1943, 96:4, eff. March 30, 1943.

Section 465:14 – Application of Other Laws.

    465:14 Application of Other Laws. – So far as applicable the provisions of RSA 463 and 464-A shall apply to the guardians appointed hereunder. Source. 1929, 171:10. RL 344:10.

Section 465:2 – Appointment of Guardian.

    465:2 Appointment of Guardian. – Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the secretary requires, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed for a ward, such appointment may be made in the manner hereinafter provided. Source. 1929, 171:2. RL 344:2.

Section 465:3 – Limitation.

    465:3 Limitation. – Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to accept appointment as guardian of any ward if such proposed guardian shall at that time be acting as guardian for 5 wards. In any case, upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the Department of Veterans Affairs […]

Section 465:4 – Petition.

    465:4 Petition. – If there is no person entitled to petition for the appointment of a guardian or if the person so entitled shall neglect or refuse to file such a petition within 30 days after mailing of notice by the Department of Veterans Affairs by registered mail to the last known address of […]

Section 465:5 – Of Guardianship for Veteran in Custody of a State Institution.

    465:5 Of Guardianship for Veteran in Custody of a State Institution. – If a mentally incompetent veteran in a state institution shall have no guardian, and if no petition for appointment of a guardian shall be made as hereinbefore provided, the director of the division of veterans services may file a petition praying that […]

Section 465:6 – Certificate; Minor Wards.

    465:6 Certificate; Minor Wards. – Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a minor ward, a certificate of the director, or his representative, setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the fact that the appointment of a […]

Section 465:7 – Incompetent Wards.

    465:7 Incompetent Wards. – Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the director, or his representative, setting forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by the Department of Veterans Affairs on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations […]

Section 465:8 – Bonds for Guardians.

    465:8 Bonds for Guardians. – If the estate of the ward consists of funds received from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or earnings thereon, in excess of $1,000, the guardian shall give bond to the judge of probate in a reasonable sum, with corporate sureties, upon condition, among other things, to return […]

Section 465:9 – Accounts.

    465:9 Accounts. – A true copy of each account filed with the court shall be sent by the guardian to the office of the Department of Veterans Affairs having jurisdiction over the area in which such court is located; and notice of the filing thereof and of the return day thereon shall be given […]