§ 10-17-7 - Amount with which trustee charged – Action against trustee. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 10-17-7

   § 10-17-7  Amount with which trusteecharged – Action against trustee. – If the accounts filed by any trustee in accordance with § 10-17-2 shalldisclose that the trustee is holding any wages or personal estate of thedefendant, then the trustee shall be charged to the amount disclosed, if lessthan the judgment or decree, otherwise to the amount of the judgment or decree.At the discretion of the court, an order may be entered allowing a partialcharge of those funds. However, no such order shall be entered in the same casemore than once in a three (3) month period of time. The plaintiff, after havingrecovered judgment or decree against the defendant, may bring his or her actionagainst the trustee to recover the amount for which he or she is charged, withinterest and costs.