If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, a guardian appointed in another state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this state in any appropriate city or town of this state certified copies of the order and letters of office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-15.2-401
Registration of guardianship orders
Known as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (24 sections).
P.L. 2015, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 241, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.