# R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-10: Management powers exercised with court approval

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-10

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-10
- **Heading:** Management powers exercised with court approval
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 18 / Chapter 18-4 / Section 18-4-10

## Text

Whenever the sale, exchange, conveyance, or leasing of the whole or of any part or parts of any property held upon trust, whether the property is real, personal, or both, or the borrowing of money upon the credit of any trust property, or the extension or renewal of any existing obligation binding upon the whole or any part or parts of the trust property, or the platting of any lands held upon trust, or the dedication, laying out, or conveyance, with or without compensation, of any lands for streets or ways, either in connection with the platting or independently, shall, for any reason, appear to be desirable, the superior court, upon complaint brought by any trustee of any property, may, subject to the further provisions of §§ 18-4-11 €” 18-4-14, authorize one or more of these transactions as may appear necessary or expedient, and may or may not require security for the application of the proceeds, and may, if necessary or desirable, authorize the making or creation of a mortgage, pledge, or other lien of or upon the whole or any part or parts of the trust property, for the purpose of securing any borrowing of money, or of securing any extension or renewal of an existing obligation.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-1 § 18-4-1. Application of cy pres doctrine.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-2 § 18-4-2. Powers of trustees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-3 § 18-4-3. Arbitration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-4 § 18-4-4. Power of sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-5 § 18-4-5. Effect of trustee€™s receipt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-6 § 18-4-6. Conveyance by infant trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-7 § 18-4-7. Disposition of money payable to infant trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-8 § 18-4-8. Settlement of debts and claims €” Assent of court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-9 § 18-4-9. Powers of surviving fiduciaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-10 § 18-4-10. Management powers exercised with court approval.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-11 § 18-4-11. Purposes for which borrowing authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-12 § 18-4-12. Leases authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-13 § 18-4-13. Parties to management proceedings €” Guardians ad litem €” Costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-13.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-14 § 18-4-14. Binding effect of authorized transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-14.md)

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