# R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-6: Conveyance by infant trustee

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T18_C18-4_S18-4-6

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-4-6
- **Heading:** Conveyance by infant trustee
- **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 18-4-6

## Text

(a) Whenever any person seised or possessed of any real or personal estate upon any express, implied, resulting, or constructive trust is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the infant shall, when the circumstances of the trust require, or the trust is to be terminated, by direction of the superior court in any suit brought for that purpose, convey and transfer the estate to the person and in a manner, either personally or by master, that the court may direct; and every conveyance shall pass to the grantee in the estate all the interest of the infant in the estate, as effectually as if the infant were of full age at the time of making the conveyance.

(b) In case the infant does not make the conveyance, the infant may be compelled to make it by the court in like manner as if the infant were of full age.

## 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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