§ 33-16-5 - Maximum number of wards.
SECTION 33-16-5
§ 33-16-5 Maximum number of wards. –No person other than a bank or trust company shall be a guardian of more thanfive (5) wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family.Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the veterans administration,or other interested person, alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciarycapacity for more than five (5) wards as provided in this chapter andrequesting his or her discharge for that reason, the court, upon proofsubstantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith fromthe guardian and shall discharge him or her from guardianships in excess offive (5) and forthwith appoint a successor.