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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) As used in this section, “related to the administrator” means an individual who is:
(a) The administrator's spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary;
(b) The administrator's child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, half-sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew;
(c) A spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary of an individual in paragraph (b) of this subsection; or
(d) Any individual residing in the administrator's household.
(2) The administrator may contract with a person to conduct an examination under KRS 393A.550 to 393A.650.
(3) If the person with whom the administrator contracts under subsection (2) of this section is:
(a) An individual, the individual shall not be related to the administrator; or
(b) A business entity, the entity shall not be owned in whole or in part by the administrator or an individual related to the administrator.
(4) If the administrator contracts with a person under subsection (2) of this section:
(a) The contract may provide for compensation of the person based on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or contingent fee;
(b) A contingent fee arrangement shall not provide for a payment that exceeds ten percent (10%) of the amount or value of property paid or delivered as a result of the examination; and
(c) On request by a person subject to examination by a contractor, the administrator shall deliver to the person a complete and unredacted copy of the contract and any contract between the contractor and a person employed or engaged by the contractor to conduct the examination.
(5) A contract under subsection (2) of this section shall be subject to KRS 61.870 to 61.884.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXIV. Descent, Wills, and Administration of Decedents' Estates § 393A.630.Administrator’s contract with another to conduct examination - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxxiv-descent-wills-and-administration-of-decedents-estates/ky-rev-st-sect-393a-630/
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