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38 U.S.C. § 5506 — Definition of "fiduciary"

38 U.S.C. § 5506

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
estate-planning

For purposes of this chapter and chapter 61 of this title, the term "fiduciary" means— (1) a person who is a guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally vested with the responsibility or care of a claimant (or a claimant's estate) or of a beneficiary (or a beneficiary's estate); or (2) any other person having been appointed in a representative capacity to receive money paid under any of the laws administered by the Secretary for the use and benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary.

Citator

38 U.S.C. § 5506 — Definition of "fiduciary" is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For purposes of this chapter and chapter 61 of this title, the term "fiduciary" means— (1) a person who is a guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally vested with the responsibility or care of a claimant (or a claimant's estate) or of a beneficiary (or a beneficiary's estate); or (2) any other person having been appointed in a representative capacity to receive money paid under any of the laws administered by the Secretary for the use and benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary.