§ 40.1-23-2 - Who may serve. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40.1-23-2

   § 40.1-23-2  Who may serve. – (a) A parental successor may be an individual, whether related or not to theperson who has been determined to be a person with developmental disabilitiesunder the regulations of the director of the department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals; a bank with a trust department, acting through itstrust department; a church, acting through the incumbent of a position to beindicated in the instrument designating or the order appointing the parentalsuccessor; or an organization concerned with the needs of individuals withdevelopmental disabilities.

   (b) A minor may be named or appointed as a parentalsuccessor, but he or she may actually serve only after reaching the age ofeighteen (18) years.