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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The following persons may be appointed as fiduciary:
(1) Any resident of the state of Kentucky, over eighteen (18) years of age, except as set out in KRS 395.080;
(2) Any national bank located in Kentucky having fiduciary powers;
(3) Any state bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state and authorized by law to act as fiduciary;
(4) To the extent permitted pursuant to KRS 286.3-146 and 286.3-920(5), any bank or trust company organized under the laws of a state other than Kentucky; and
(5) Any nonresident of legal age who is as to the decedent, ward, or incompetent, related by consanguinity, marriage, adoption or the spouse of such person so related.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXIV. Descent, Wills, and Administration of Decedents' Estates § 395.005.Who may be appointed as fiduciary - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxxiv-descent-wills-and-administration-of-decedents-estates/ky-rev-st-sect-395-005/
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