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 a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any money due such ward by the veterans administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
Utah Code § 75-5-314
Mentally incompetent veteran -- Evidence of necessity for appointment of guardian
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Montes Family v. Carter (1994)
Most recently applied in Montes Family v. Carter (July 1994)
Enacted by Chapter 150, 1975 General Session
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.