Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the administrator or his or her duly authorized representative, that the person has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the veterans administration, and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any money due the ward by the veterans administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for the appointment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-16-11
Certificate of mental incompetence 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, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 33-16-11.
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.