Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor, a certificate of the administrator or his or her authorized representative, setting forth the age of the minor as shown by the records of the veterans administration, and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any money due the minor by the veterans administration, may be used as prima facie evidence of the necessity for the appointment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-16-10
Showing of minority as evidence of necessity for guardian
Known as the Uniform Veterans’ Guardianship Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (35 sections).
P.L. 1946, ch. 1711, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 33-16-10.
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.