Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries
Section 18-4-13. - Parties to management proceedings — Guardians ad litem — Costs.

§ 18-4-13. Parties to management proceedings — Guardians ad litem — Costs.
(a) Any persons who have any vested, contingent, executory, or future right, title, interest, or estate in or to any part of the trust property, and any persons who might by any future contingency have any right, title, interest, or estate, may join in bringing a proceeding under § 18-4-10, and any persons who do not join may be made parties defendant.
(b) Any persons not ascertained or not in being, who are or who may become entitled to any contingent, executory, or other future right, title, interest, or estate, together with the interests of these persons, may be designated and described in the proceeding for the purpose of having guardians ad litem appointed to represent them and their interests as provided in this section.
(c) Notice of the pendency of the proceeding shall be given to all parties defendant and to all persons not in being or not ascertained in the manner that the court may order.
(d) The court shall, in every proceeding, appoint guardians ad litem, who may also act as counsel, to represent parties non sui juris and persons not in being or not ascertained, who are designated and described according to this section, and the interests of these parties and persons.
(e) The cost of the appearance and services of the guardians ad litem and counsel, to be determined by the court, shall be paid, as the court may order, either out of the trust property generally, or out of the proceeds of any disposition of the property which may be ordered, or by the party or parties to the proceeding as the court may order.
History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 11; P.L. 1917, ch. 1501, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 18-4-13.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 18 - Fiduciaries

Chapter 18-4 - Powers of Fiduciaries

Section 18-4-1. - Application of cy pres doctrine.

Section 18-4-2. - Powers of trustees.

Section 18-4-3. - Arbitration.

Section 18-4-4. - Power of sale.

Section 18-4-5. - Effect of trustee’s receipt.

Section 18-4-6. - Conveyance by infant trustee.

Section 18-4-7. - Disposition of money payable to infant trustee.

Section 18-4-8. - Settlement of debts and claims — Assent of court.

Section 18-4-9. - Powers of surviving fiduciaries.

Section 18-4-10. - Management powers exercised with court approval.

Section 18-4-11. - Purposes for which borrowing authorized.

Section 18-4-12. - Leases authorized.

Section 18-4-13. - Parties to management proceedings — Guardians ad litem — Costs.

Section 18-4-14. - Binding effect of authorized transactions.

Section 18-4-15. - Definitions.

Section 18-4-16. - Payments or transfers to fiduciaries — Effect of misapplication by fiduciary.

Section 18-4-17. - Transfer of negotiable instrument by fiduciary.

Section 18-4-18. - Check drawn by fiduciary payable to third person.

Section 18-4-19. - Check drawn by and payable to fiduciary.

Section 18-4-20. - Deposit in name of fiduciary.

Section 18-4-21. - Deposit in fiduciary’s personal account.

Section 18-4-22. - Administration of trusts.

Section 18-4-23. - Charitable remainder trusts.

Section 18-4-24. - Termination of small trusts.

Section 18-4-25. - Consolidation or division of trusts.

Section 18-4-26. - Powers of fiduciaries in connection with environmental laws.

Section 18-4-27. - Validity of trusts.

Section 18-4-28. - Trustee’s power to adjust.

Section 18-4-29. - Total return unitrusts — Alternative definition of income.

Section 18-4-30. - Representation by person having substantially identical interest.

Section 18-4-31. - Power to invade principal in trust.