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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-33 > Chapter-33-15-1 > 33-15-1-23SECTION 33-15.1-23
§ 33-15.1-23 Sale or mortgage of realestate. – If the personal property in the hands of a guardian is insufficient to pay thedebts of his or her ward, including incumbrances on his or her estate, and theexpense of supporting him or her and his or her family, the guardian may beauthorized by the probate court to sell, or to mortgage for an amount decreed,the real estate of his or her ward or any interest therein for the purpose ofpaying debts. A guardian may also be authorized to sell the real estate of hisor her ward or any interest in the real estate for the purpose of making abetter investment or for any other proper purpose.
