{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-18-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-5","heading":"Appointment of new fiduciary — Powers of survivors — New bond.","body":"In case the person so resigning was the sole executor, administrator, or guardian, the court shall appoint an administrator or guardian as a successor; if he or she were a joint executor or joint testamentary guardian, the continuing executor or guardian, if required, shall give a new bond; but if he or she were a joint administrator or guardian appointed by the court, a new administrator or guardian, if deemed advisable, may be appointed in the place of the one so resigning; and a new bond of the survivor, or of the survivor with the new administrator or guardian, shall be given, and other proceedings shall be taken as may be deemed advisable.","path":["Title 33 Probate Practice and Procedure","Chapter 18 Decedents’ and Incompetents’ Estates Generally"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE33/33-18/33-18-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:39Z","sha256":"1d4900be30eb8831fe1b9d45d791d2c61903c7c8c3135fd419515285d8bf5923","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-18-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-18-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}