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RI Gen L § 33-15.1-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-23 - Sale or mortgage of real estate.

§ 33-15.1-23. Sale or mortgage of real estate.If the personal property in the hands of a guardian is insufficient to pay the debts of his or her ward, including incumbrances on his or her estate, and the expense of supporting him or her and his or her family, the guardian may be authorized by the probate court to sell, or to mortgage for an amount decreed, the real estate of his or her ward or any interest therein for the purpose of paying debts. A guardian may also be authorized to sell the real estate of his or her ward or any interest in the real estate for the purpose of making a better investment or for any other proper purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-24 - Sale of personal property.

§ 33-15.1-24. Sale of personal property.A guardian may make application for the sale of the personal estate of his or her ward, or any of it, for better or more advantageous investment, or for the support of his or her ward and the ward's family, or for any other purpose beneficial to the ward, and for incidental charges. The application may be granted by the court of probate without notice. The court shall prescribe the manner in which the property shall be advertised and sold, and, in case of a private sale, the minimum price. From the order granting the application, there shall be no appeal.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-25 - Notice of disallowance of claims.

§ 33-15.1-25. Notice of disallowance of claims.Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the six (6) months, the guardian shall file in the office of the probate clerk a statement disallowing any of the claims filed as he or she intends to contest, and shall give notice in writing, either personally or by registered or certified mail, to claimants whose claims are disallowed.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-26 - Period after notice of claims disallowances during which actions barred - Amount to which creditor entitled - Service on guardian.

§ 33-15.1-26. Period after notice of claims disallowances during which actions barred — Amount to which creditor entitled — Service on guardian.No action shall be brought or prosecuted against any person under guardianship within seven (7) months after the first publication of the notice. A creditor shall be entitled to his or her whole claim if the estate is solvent, or a dividend if the estate should prove insolvent, upon any sum as he or she may be allowed to recover. The party bringing suit, in addition to the service of the original writ, shall cause a true copy of the notice to be served upon the guardian.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-27 - Investment of surplus funds - Relief from bond requirements.

§ 33-15.1-27. Investment of surplus funds — Relief from bond requirements.Guardians may be authorized to invest any money in their hands, not needed for the payment of debts, or for the support or education of their wards, in notes secured by mortgage upon unencumbered, improved real estate situated in this state, or in the bonds or other indebtedness of the United States, or of this state, or in the bonds or notes of any city or town in this state, or in the stock of any domestic building and loan association or federal savings and loan association doing business in this state approved by the probate court, or to make deposits of money in any savings bank or trust company in this state approved by the probate court, as he or she shall deem best for the interest of his or her ward; and may also, under the direction of the probate court, invest any money in real estate or bank stocks in this state or in other safe income producing securities as the probate court may approve; and if a guardian has so deposited any money in any savings bank or trust company or invested the money in stock of any association and deposited with the clerk of the probate court the savings bankbook, share certificate or other evidence of the deposit or investment, to be held subject to the order of the court, the probate court in its discretion may relieve the guardian of the requirement of surety on his or her bond.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 299, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 419, § 2.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-28 - General duties with respect to person and estate.

§ 33-15.1-28. General duties with respect to person and estate.Every guardian of the person shall take suitable charge of the person over whom he or she shall be appointed guardian, and every guardian of the estate of another shall manage the same frugally and without waste, and shall apply the income and profits of the estate or so much as may be necessary and proper to the support and maintenance of the ward and his or her household or family.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-29 - Annual account.

§ 33-15.1-29. Annual account.A guardian shall return to the probate court, in every year, his or her account, in the same manner as executors and administrators are by law required to do, and upon neglect shall be cited by the court so to do; and upon failure to comply with the citation for thirty (30) days, without sufficient excuse, shall be accountable for the full value of the estate and property of his or her ward, and shall have no compensation; but the court may, upon the application of the guardian, excuse him or her from rendering an account in any year if satisfied that it is not necessary or expedient that it should be rendered.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-30 - Responsibility of guardians for education of minors.

§ 33-15.1-30. Responsibility of guardians for education of minors.Guardians of minors shall take special charge of their education, and guardians appointed under the provisions of § 33-15-8 shall take like charge of the education of the children of their wards, unless guardians shall be appointed for those children; and the estates of wards, and also the estates of minors, shall be liable for the education of the children and minors aforesaid in the same manner as for their support and maintenance, and the estates may be sold or mortgaged for that purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-31 - Powers of guardian with respect to corporate stock.

§ 33-15.1-31. Powers of guardian with respect to corporate stock.Whenever the ward is the owner of stock in any corporation, the guardian shall have and exercise in behalf of his or her ward all the rights and powers of voting, either personally or by proxy, and the right of examination of books, incident to ownership.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-32 - Support of dependents for whom ward has no legal obligation to provide.

§ 33-15.1-32. Support of dependents for whom ward has no legal obligation to provide.Whenever a guardian or a conservator of any person or the estate of any person is appointed by any court in this state and that person has, prior to the appointment of the guardian or conservator, provided for any other person out of his or her estate, whom the person for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed was not under legal obligations to support or provide for, and where it appears that the person for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed would have continued the support or provision, if the guardian or conservator had not been appointed. The superior court, upon complaint filed by the person who received the support or provision, or by the guardian or conservator, may authorize the guardian or conservator to continue to make allowances out of the estate of the person for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed, as the court in its sound discretion deems the person for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed would have made if a guardian or conservator had not been appointed, provided, however, that the court shall not exercise the power in cases where the person for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed has prior to the appointment of a guardian or conservator expressly declared or requested that these powers shall not be exercised by the court. In granting this authority, the court may impose conditions or restrictions and give directions as it may deem advisable.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-33 - Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under § 33-15.1-32.

§ 33-15.1-33. Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under § 33-15.1-32.An appeal may be taken to the supreme court from any final order, judgment or decree of the superior court from any final order, judgment or decree of the superior court entered in any proceeding brought under the provisions of § 33-15.1-32 at any time within twenty (20) days from the entry of the order, judgment or decree, and not thereafter.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-34 - Applicability of §§ 33-15.1-32 and 33-15.1-33.

§ 33-15.1-34. Applicability of §§ 33-15.1-32 and 33-15.1-33.The provisions of §§ 33-15.1-32 and 33-15.1-33 shall apply to any estate where a guardian or conservator has been appointed whether prior to June 13th, 1923, or thereafter.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-35 - Removal of property by nonresident guardian.

§ 33-15.1-35. Removal of property by nonresident guardian.In all cases where a guardian and his or her ward are both nonresidents in this state and his or her ward is entitled to property of any description in this state, the guardian, on producing satisfactory proof to the probate court of the town where any property is situated, by certificates duly authenticated according to an act of congress in those cases, that he or she has given bond and security in the state in which he or she and his or her ward reside in double the value of the property of the ward, and it is found that a removal of the property will not prejudice the interest of any other person in the property, then the guardian may demand, sue for, recover, and remove any property to the place of residence of himself or herself or his or her ward.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-36 - Order to resident guardian to deliver property to nonresident guardian.

§ 33-15.1-36. Order to resident guardian to deliver property to nonresident guardian.Whenever a nonresident guardian shall produce an exemplification, under the seal, if any there be, of the proper court in the state of his or her residence, containing all the entries in relation to his or her appointment and in relation to his or her having given bond, duly authenticated as required by this chapter, the probate court of the proper town in this state may cause suitable orders to be made, discharging any resident guardian, executor, or administrator and authorizing the delivering and passing over of the property, and also requiring receipts to be passed and filed if deemed advisable: provided, that in all cases thirty (30) days' notice shall be given to the resident guardian, executor, or administrator of the intended application for the order of removal, and the court may reject the application and refuse the order whenever it is satisfied it is for the interest of the ward or of any other person having a right in the property that the removal shall not take place.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-37 - Removal of guardian - Resignation.

§ 33-15.1-37. Removal of guardian — Resignation.The court may remove any guardian appointed or approved by it who, by any reason of absence, sickness, insanity or other cause, shall become incapable of executing his or her trust, or who shall neglect or refuse to do the duties thereof, or who shall waste the estate of his or her ward, or who shall neglect or refuse to give a bond or sureties on his or her bond when ordered by the court. The court shall accept the resignation of any guardian after he or she has accounted with the court for the estate of his or her ward in his or her hands.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-38 - Allowances to guardians.

§ 33-15.1-38. Allowances to guardians.Probate courts are authorized to allow in the settlement of the accounts of any guardian any reasonable sums as the guardian shall have paid for the suitable support of his or her ward and family, and also a reasonable compensation to the guardian for his or her services.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-39 - Action on guardian's bond.

§ 33-15.1-39. Action on guardian's bond.If a guardian shall neglect to return a true inventory of his or her ward's estate or shall neglect to apply the real and personal estate of his or her ward to the payment of the ward's debts, it shall be deemed a breach of his or her bond, and he or she and his or her sureties shall be liable for an action on the bond by any creditor or person interested, and judgment shall be entered in the action, execution shall issue, and recovery shall be had in like manner as on administration bonds.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.1-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors|Section 33-15.1-40 - Rights of parents or guardian to have children tested for substance abuse - Admissibility of results.

§ 33-15.1-40. Rights of parents or guardian to have children tested for substance abuse — Admissibility of results.The parents or guardian of a minor child who resides with the parents or guardian shall have the authority to have the child tested for substance abuse, at the discretion of the parent or guardian. The results of any tests performed pursuant to this section shall not be admissible in any judicial proceeding, civil or criminal.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-15.2-101 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 33-15.2-101 - Short title.

§ 33-15.2-101. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act."History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-15.2-103 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 33-15.2-103 - International application of chapter.

§ 33-15.2-103. International application of chapter.A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purposes of applying: §§ 33-15.2-101 through 302; and 33-15.2-501 through 504.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-15.2-104 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 33-15.2-104 - Communication between courts.

§ 33-15.2-104. Communication between courts.(a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow all the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred and the names of the participants.(b) Courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters without making a record.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-15.2-105 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 33-15.2-105 - Cooperation between courts.

§ 33-15.2-105. Cooperation between courts.(a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing;(2) Order a person in that state to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;(3) Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent, or order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;(4) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise presented under subsection (a)(2) of this section, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with the request under subsection (a)(3) of this section;(5) Issue any other order necessary to assure the appearance of a person necessary to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; and(6) Issue an order after a hearing, if requested, authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. 160.103, as amended, to the extent permitted by law other than this chapter.(b) If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection (a) of this section, a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-15.2-106 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 33-15.2-106 - Taking testimony in another state.

§ 33-15.2-106. Taking testimony in another state.(a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of witnesses who are located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a witness be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which, and the terms upon which, the testimony is to be taken.(b) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, a court in this state may permit a witness located in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone or audiovisual or other electronic means. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.(c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-15.2-201 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 33-15.2-201 - Significant connection factors.

§ 33-15.2-201. Significant connection factors.Determination of whether a respondent has a significant connection with a particular state shall include consideration of the following factors:(1) The location of the respondent's family and others required to be notified of the guardianship or protective proceeding;(2) The length of time the respondent at any time was physically present in the state and the duration of any absences;(3) The location of the respondent's property; and(4) The extent to which the respondent has other ties to the state, such as voting registration, filing of state or local tax returns, vehicle registration, driver's license, social relationships, and receipt of services.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-15.2-202 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|Section 33-15.2-202 - Exclusive basis.

§ 33-15.2-202. Exclusive basis.Section 8-9-9 entitled "general probate jurisdiction," chapter 15 of title 33 entitled "limited guardianship and guardianship of adults", and this chapter provide the jurisdictional basis for a court of this state to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.