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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-15.1-4 (2026)

Power of probate court to appoint guardians

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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, and of the estate within the city or town.

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Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Carr v. Prader, 725 A.2d 291 (R.I. 1999).
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Carr v. Prader, 725 A.2d 291 (R.I. 1999). · cites it 3× “General Laws 1956 § 33-15.1-4 grants probate courts the “power to appoint or approve guardians *** of the person or estate of minors who shall reside, or have a legal settlement in the city or town, and of the estate within the city or town.”
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