The District Court may hear evidence for or against any item, and may question fiduciaries, under oath, about any matter connected with the settlement. Witnesses may be summoned at the instance of either party to give evidence when the settlement is made, or upon the trial of exceptions thereto, and their attendance may be coerced as in other cases. All oral evidence shall be electronically recorded and no evidence shall be presumed to have been heard unless it has been so recorded. No credit shall be allowed a fiduciary for disbursements, fees or services without legal evidence to justify it.
KRS 395.615
Evidence -- How produced -- Allowances to be supported by facts
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Lee ex rel. Dawson v. Porter (1980)
Most recently applied in Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Profumo (September 1996)
Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.