{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-387.865","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 387.865","heading":"Persons who may petition the court to approve a special needs trust.","body":"Any individual who qualifies as a grantor under KRS 387.860 may petition the court to\ncreate, establish, or otherwise approve the creation or establishment of a special needs\ntrust as defined in KRS 387.860. In addition, the following shall have standing t o petition\nthe court to create, establish, or otherwise approve the creation or establishment of a\nspecial needs trust:\n(1) Any firm or individual which occupies a fiduciary relationship to the special needs\nperson, including but not limited to a guardian ad litem, legal guardian, conservator,\nlimited conservator, trustee of any trust, and personal representative of a decedent's\nestate where the special needs person is a beneficiary;\n(2) The special needs person himself or herself and his or her spouse;\n(3) The siblings or nieces and nephews of the disabled person;\n(4) An individual holding power of attorney granted by the special needs person; and\n(5) In cases where the special needs person is under disability as described in SCR\n3.130(1.14) and there is no  individual referred to in this section who is available or\nwilling to petition the court, then legal counsel retained by the special needs person\nor one who is actively involved on behalf of the special needs person, whether as a\nsocial worker, case manager, care provider, or otherwise, shall also have standing to\npetition the court under this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 387"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40235","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:21Z","sha256":"ffb720e4303db9433a614e9f5523285a9aeb6b7b7160ac1a06818d64d9b9a192","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-387.860","next":"us-ky/krs-387.870"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}