Rhode Island General Laws 33-15-33. Sale of personal property
A limited guardian or guardian with authority to make decisions regarding the ward’s personal property may make application for the sale of the personal property of his or her ward, or any of it, for better or more advantageous investment, or for the support of the 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 probate court shall prescribe the manner in which the property shall be advertised and sold, and, in case of private sale, the minimum price. From the order granting the application, there shall be no appeal.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 1071; G.L. 1909, ch. 321, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 372, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 426, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 33-15-33; P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-15-33
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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