Rhode Island General Laws 33-19-16. Sale by guardian and payment of proceeds to fiduciary in nonresident ward’s domicile
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A guardian appointed within this state, whose ward leaves or resides out of the state, may sell the real property of his or her ward and transfer and pay over the whole or any part of the proceeds or of the ward’s personal property to a guardian, trustee, or committee appointed by competent authority in the state or country in which the ward resides, upon such terms and in such manner as the probate court by which he or she was appointed may, after notice to all parties interested, decree upon petition filed therefor.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 746; G.L. 1909, ch. 308, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 359, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 570, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 33-19-16.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-19-16
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.