{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-353.260","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 353.260","heading":"Petition for court approval -- Affidavits -- Guardian ad litem -- Order of","body":"approval.\n(1) Upon the execution of such a consolidation agreement, the guardian shall file with\nthe clerk of the Circuit Court in the county in which the land covered by the lease to\nbe consolidated hereunder, or the greater portion thereof, lies a petition for an order\napproving such consolidation agreement setting forth a copy of the consolidation\nagreement and a statement of facts constituting the grounds relied upon to secu re\nthe approval of such agreement, and shall submit with the petition the affidavits of\nnot less than three (3) disinterested owners of real estate in the county wherein the\nproceedings hereunder are brought, as to whether such agreement will be\nadvantageous or beneficial to the minor or minors for whom such guardian is\nacting, which affidavits shall be filed and preserved as records of the Circuit Court.\n(2) No agreement permitted by KRS 353.240 to 353.260 shall be valid or effective until\nthe judge of said court appoints a guardian ad litem to represent the minor or minors\nwhose interests are sought to be consolidated hereunder. The guardian ad litem shall\nfile an answer and the affidavits of at least three (3) witnesses, proving the\nadvantages or disadvan tages of such agreement, and shall make such\nrecommendation to the judge relating to the agreement as he believes to be most\nbeneficial to the persons on whose behalf he is acting. He shall receive for his\nservices a reasonable compensation, to be allowed by the judge and taxed as costs.\n(3) The judge shall proceed in a summary manner to approve or disapprove the\nconsolidation agreement, and if he approves it he shall endorse his approval\nthereon. The order of the judge approving such agreement shall be ent ered on the\ncivil order book of the circuit clerk's office of the county in which the proceedings\nhereunder are brought.","path":["KRS Chapter 353"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33076","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:39Z","sha256":"f7e21e0a87bab9cd1f0445e88d3e42bc0b8c87d0e4f737ed39c6fc91bcf67d8e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-353.250","next":"us-ky/krs-353.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}