§ 40.1-23-5 - Written consent of intended parental successor. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40.1-23-5

   § 40.1-23-5  Written consent of intendedparental successor. – The written consent of the person or organization intended to serve as theparental successor and of each named successor, thereto, if any, shallaccompany the petition for court appointment. The consent or consents shall beforwarded to the director of the department of mental health, retardation, andhospitals or his or her representative with the executed copy of an authorizeddocument, or with the certified copy of the will and of the order admitting thewill to probate, if appointment is by document or will, but the consent orconsents need not be forwarded in the event of a court appointment.