2012 -- S 2655 AS AMENDED

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP

AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Bates, and Lynch

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

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, for good

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cause shown, such waiver is warranted.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP

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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