§ 33-15-1 Legislative intent
§ 33-15-1.1 Repealed
§ 33-15-2 Petition for appointment of a limited guardian or guardian
§ 33-15-3 Power of probate court to appoint limited guardians or guardians
§ 33-15-4 Limited guardianship
§ 33-15-4.1 Good Samaritan guardians
§ 33-15-4.2 Waiver of filing fees for good Samaritan guardianships
§ 33-15-4.3 No cash surety required
§ 33-15-4.4 Immunity of good Samaritan guardians
§ 33-15-4.5 Continuing duties of good Samaritan guardians
§ 33-15-5 Hearing
§ 33-15-6 Who may be appointed limited guardian or guardian
§ 33-15-6.1 National criminal background checks for persons appointed limited guardian or guardian
§ 33-15-7 Guardians ad litem – Duties – Legally incapacitated respondent’s right to counsel – Termination of appointment of guardian ad litem
§ 33-15-8 Authority of limited guardian or guardian
§ 33-15-8.1 Temporary guardianship for specific purpose
§ 33-15-9 Repealed
§ 33-15-10 Appointment of temporary limited guardian or guardian
§ 33-15-11 Tenure of temporary limited guardian or guardian
§ 33-15-12 Powers of temporary limited guardian or guardian – Bond
§ 33-15-13 Recording of petition in land records – Disability to contract
§ 33-15-14 Expense of prosecuting or defending against petition
§ 33-15-15 Exemption of welfare agencies from costs and bond
§ 33-15-16 Guardian of estate of nonresident
§ 33-15-17 Repealed
§ 33-15-17.1 Notice
§ 33-15-18 Removal of limited guardian or guardian or conservator – Resignation
§ 33-15-18.1 Rights of persons subject to limited guardianship, guardianship and conservatorship
§ 33-15-19 Inventory and appraisement of estate
§ 33-15-20 Statements of claims against estate
§ 33-15-21 Demands payable in future
§ 33-15-22 Addresses of creditors – Affidavit to support claim
§ 33-15-23 Notice of disallowance of claims
§ 33-15-24 Period after notice of claims disallowance during which actions barred – Amount to which creditor entitled – Service on limited guardian or guardian
§ 33-15-25 Action on limited guardian’s or guardian’s bond
§ 33-15-26 Annual account
§ 33-15-26.1 Annual status report
§ 33-15-27 Allowances to limited guardian or guardians
§ 33-15-28 Repealed
§ 33-15-29 General duties of limited guardians or guardians with respect to person and estate
§ 33-15-30 Repealed
§ 33-15-31 Application of personal property to debts – Priority of claims
§ 33-15-32 Sale or mortgage of real estate
§ 33-15-33 Sale of personal property
§ 33-15-34 Repealed
§ 33-15-35 Investment of surplus funds – Relief from bond requirements
§ 33-15-36 Powers of limited guardian or guardian with respect to corporate stock
§ 33-15-37 Support of dependents for whom ward has no legal obligation to provide
§ 33-15-37.1 Minimization of taxes – Estate planning
§ 33-15-38 Powers unimpaired by §§ 33-15-37 and 33-15-37.1
§ 33-15-39 Representation of incompetents and contingent interests in proceedings under § 33-15-37 or 33-15-37.1
§ 33-15-40 Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under §§ 33-15-37 and 33-15-37.1
§ 33-15-41 Applicability of §§ 33-15-37 – 33-15-40
§ 33-15-42 Removal of property by nonresident guardian
§ 33-15-43 Order to resident guardian to deliver property to nonresident guardian
§ 33-15-44 Conservator for incompetent person – Disability to contract
§ 33-15-45 Conservator’s bond and inventory – Management and accounting
§ 33-15-46 Repealed
§ 33-15-47 Forms

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-15 - Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Cross examine: Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • 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.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Tenancy by the entirety: A type of joint tenancy between husband and wife that is recognized in some States. Neither party can sever the joint tenancy relationship; when a spouse dies, the survivor acquires full title to the property.
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • 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
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.