54.852 United States uniform veterans guardianship act.

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(1)Definitions. As used in this section:

(a)“Administrator” means the secretary of the U.S. department of veterans affairs or his or her successor.

(b)“Benefits” means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the U.S. department of veterans affairs.

(c)“Estate” means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with “income.”

(d)Notwithstanding s. 54.01

(10), “guardian” means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward.

(e)“Income” means moneys received from the U.S. department of veterans affairs and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired therewith.

(f)“U.S. department of veterans affairs” means the U.S. department of veterans affairs, its predecessors or successors.

(g)Notwithstanding s. 54.01

(37), “ward” means an individual who receives benefits from the U.S. department of veterans affairs.

(2)Administrator as party in interest.

(a)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 disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate includes assets derived in whole or in part from benefits heretofore or hereafter paid by the U.S. department of veterans affairs.