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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP | |
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AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Bates, and Lynch | |
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Date Introduced: March 01, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 33-15-26.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 33-15 entitled "Limited |
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Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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33-15-26.1. Annual status report. -- (a) A limited guardian or guardian with authority to |
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make decisions regarding the ward's person shall return to the probate court, in every year, the |
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annual status report, in the form as shown in section 33-15-47, regarding the status of the ward. |
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The report shall include the following information: |
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(1) The residence of the ward; |
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(2) The condition of the ward; |
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(3) Any changes the limited guardian or guardian perceives in the decision making |
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capacity of the ward; and |
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(4) A summary of actions taken and decisions made on behalf of the ward by the limited |
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guardian or guardian. |
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(b) The probate court shall monitor each limited guardianship or guardianship file. If the |
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court finds that the required annual status report has not been filed, the court shall cite the limited |
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guardian or guardian and demand that the status report be filed within thirty (30) days. |
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(c) The probate court may waive the requirement of an annual status report, if, in its |
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discretion, such waiver is warranted. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP | |
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AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS | |
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This act would allow the probate court to waive the requirement of an annual status |
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report, if warranted. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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