Alabama § 26-9-14 Filing of Account of Receipts and Disbursements for Settlement by Guardian; Certification of Copy Thereof to Veterans’ Administration; Notice of Hearing Thereon

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-9-14 — Filing of Account of Receipts and Disbursements for Settlement by Guardian; Certification of Copy Thereof to Veterans’ Administration; Notice of Hearing Thereon

Alabama·Title 26 Infants and Incompetents·Ch. 9 Guardianship and Commitment of Incompetent Veterans and Dependents

Every guardian who shall receive on account of his or her ward any moneys from the administration 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, a full, true, and accurate account under oath of all moneys so received by him or her and of all disbursements thereof, showing the balance thereof in his or her hands at the date of such account and how invested, including a complete descriptive itemization of all investments, and must submit to the court for its examination all securities and evidences of debt belonging to the ward, and the decree of the court passing the settlement must recite that all securities and evidences of debt due the ward have been presented to and examined by the court;

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Every guardian who shall receive on account of his or her ward any moneys from the administration 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, a full, true, and accurate account under oath of all moneys so received by him or her and of all disbursements thereof, showing the balance thereof in his or her hands at the date of such account and how invested, including a complete descriptive itemization of all investments, and must submit to the court for its examination all securities and evidences of debt belonging to the ward, and the decree of the court passing the settlement must recite that all securities and evidences of debt due the ward have been presented to and examined by the court; provided, that in the absence of objection by any party in interest, the court may in its discretion and without formal proceedings extend from time to time the time for the filing of the accounts for annual or partial settlement, but no such continuance shall be granted so as to extend the time for filing such settlements to a period beyond three calendar years from the date of the appointment or the date of the last partial settlement, whichever is the later, and upon the termination of the guardianship from any cause a like account must be filed for final settlement.
A certified copy of each of such accounts filed with the court shall be sent by the guardian to the office of the administration having jurisdiction over the area in which such court is located. The court shall fix a time and place for the hearing on such account not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days from the date of filing same, and notice thereof shall be given by the court to the aforesaid administration office not less than 15 days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. Notice of such hearing shall in like manner be given to the guardian; provided, that notice as required in this section may be given by registered or certified mail, addressed to the principal office of the administration located in the State of Alabama as such address appears on record in the probate office.

Alabama § 26-9-14 (Filing of Account of Receipts and Disbursements for Settlement by Guardian; Certification of Copy Thereof to Veterans’ Administration; Notice of Hearing Thereon) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.