§ 33-15.1-28. General duties with respect to person and estate. Every guardian of the person shall take suitable charge of the person over whom he or she shall be appointed guardian, and every guardian of the estate of another shall manage the same frugally and without waste, and shall apply the income and profits of […]
§ 33-15.1-29. Annual account. A guardian shall return to the probate court, in every year, his or her account, in the same manner as executors and administrators are by law required to do, and upon neglect shall be cited by the court so to do; and upon failure to comply with the citation for thirty […]
§ 33-15.1-3. No preference between parents. In any proceedings or suit in any court, neither parent shall have any natural priority or preference in any matter relating to their minor children. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
§ 33-15.1-30. Responsibility of guardians for education of minors. Guardians of minors shall take special charge of their education, and guardians appointed under the provisions of § 33-15-8 shall take like charge of the education of the children of their wards, unless guardians shall be appointed for those children; and the estates of wards, and […]
§ 33-15.1-31. Powers of guardian with respect to corporate stock. Whenever the ward is the owner of stock in any corporation, the guardian shall have and exercise in behalf of his or her ward all the rights and powers of voting, either personally or by proxy, and the right of examination of books, incident to […]
§ 33-15.1-32. Support of dependents for whom ward has no legal obligation to provide. Whenever a guardian or a conservator of any person or the estate of any person is appointed by any court in this state and that person has, prior to the appointment of the guardian or conservator, provided for any other person […]
§ 33-15.1-33. Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under § 33-15.1-32. An appeal may be taken to the supreme court from any final order, judgment or decree of the superior court from any final order, judgment or decree of the superior court entered in any proceeding brought under the provisions of § 33-15.1-32 at any […]
§ 33-15.1-34. Applicability of §§ 33-15.1-32 and 33-15.1-33. The provisions of §§ 33-15.1-32 and 33-15.1-33 shall apply to any estate where a guardian or conservator has been appointed whether prior to June 13th, 1923, or thereafter. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
§ 33-15.1-35. Removal of property by nonresident guardian. In all cases where a guardian and his or her ward are both nonresidents in this state and his or her ward is entitled to property of any description in this state, the guardian, on producing satisfactory proof to the probate court of the town where any […]
§ 33-15.1-36. Order to resident guardian to deliver property to nonresident guardian. Whenever a nonresident guardian shall produce an exemplification, under the seal, if any there be, of the proper court in the state of his or her residence, containing all the entries in relation to his or her appointment and in relation to his […]
§ 33-15.1-37. Removal of guardian — Resignation. The court may remove any guardian appointed or approved by it who, by any reason of absence, sickness, insanity or other cause, shall become incapable of executing his or her trust, or who shall neglect or refuse to do the duties thereof, or who shall waste the estate […]
§ 33-15.1-38. Allowances to guardians. Probate courts are authorized to allow in the settlement of the accounts of any guardian any reasonable sums as the guardian shall have paid for the suitable support of his or her ward and family, and also a reasonable compensation to the guardian for his or her services. History of […]
§ 33-15.1-39. Action on guardian’s bond. If a guardian shall neglect to return a true inventory of his or her ward’s estate or shall neglect to apply the real and personal estate of his or her ward to the payment of the ward’s debts, it shall be deemed a breach of his or her bond, […]
§ 33-15.1-4. Power of probate court to appoint guardians. The probate court in each city or town, if occasion shall require, shall have power to appoint or approve guardians of the persons and estates, or of the person or estate of minors who shall reside, or have a legal settlement in the city or town, […]
§ 33-15.1-4.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 326, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2008, ch. 299, § 1, effective July 5, 2008; P.L. 2008, ch. 419, § 1, effective July 8, 2008.
§ 33-15.1-40. Rights of parents or guardian to have children tested for substance abuse — Admissibility of results. The parents or guardian of a minor child who resides with the parents or guardian shall have the authority to have the child tested for substance abuse, at the discretion of the parent or guardian. The results […]
§ 33-15.1-5. Appointment of guardians for minors. A probate court may appoint a guardian of a minor under the age of fourteen (14) years. A minor of the age of fourteen (14) years or over may nominate his or her own guardian, who, if approved by the probate court, shall be appointed accordingly. History of […]
§ 33-15.1-6. Appointment in lieu of guardian nominated by minor. If a minor of the age of fourteen (14) years shall neglect to choose a guardian when cited by the court to do so, or shall choose one whom the court does not approve, or one who shall neglect to give bond as required by […]
§ 33-15.1-7. Testamentary appointment of guardian for minor children. Every person authorized by law to make a will may appoint by will, subject to the approval of the probate court, a guardian or guardians for his or her minor children, whether born at the time of making the will or afterwards, to continue during the […]
§ 33-15.1-8. Nonresident as guardian of minor. A nonresident shall not be appointed or approved as guardian of a minor resident in this state, but this provision shall not apply to a testamentary guardian. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 493, § 5.
