Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 30-19 – Capacity of Minor Veterans


§ 30-19-1	Obtaining federal loans
§ 30-19-2	Execution of mortgages
§ 30-19-3	Purchase of insurance
§ 30-19-4	Power to receive proceeds of guaranteed loan
§ 30-19-5	Powers of minor spouse
§ 30-19-6	Supersession of other law – Liberal construction

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Dower: A widow
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.
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.