§ 33-20-8 - Conservatorship for military absentee. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 33-20-8

   § 33-20-8  Conservatorship for militaryabsentee. – Whenever a person, hereinafter referred to as an absentee, who while serving inor with the armed forces of the United States, or while serving as a merchantseaman, has been reported or listed as missing, or missing in action, orinterned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged, or captured by anenemy, has an interest in any form of property in this state or is a legalresident of this state and has not provided an adequate power of attorneyauthorizing another to act in his or her behalf in regard to his or herproperty or interest, then, the probate court of the city or town of theabsentee's legal domicile or of the city or town where the property issituated, upon petition alleging the foregoing facts and showing the necessityfor providing care of the property of the absentee made by any person who wouldhave an interest in the property of the absentee were the absentee deceased, oron the court's own motion, after notice to, or on receipt of proper waiversfrom, the heirs and next of kin of the absentee as provided by law for theadministration of an estate, and upon good cause being shown, may, afterfinding the facts to be as provided in this section, appoint a conservator totake charge of the absentee's estate, under the supervision and subject to thefurther orders of the court.