§ 33-20-1 Grounds for appointment of receiver
§ 33-20-2 Notice as to appointment of receiver
§ 33-20-3 Wartime meaning of last known address
§ 33-20-4 Show of cause against appointment of receiver – Receiver’s bond
§ 33-20-5 Orders for management or sale of property
§ 33-20-6 Maintenance of wife and children – Payment of debts
§ 33-20-7 Compensation of and disbursements by receiver
§ 33-20-8 Conservatorship for military absentee
§ 33-20-9 Person appointed as conservator – Bond – Powers
§ 33-20-10 Termination of conservatorship
§ 33-20-11 Escheat of excess funds
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-20 - Absentees' Estates

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8