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CARR v. PRADER

No. 98-170-Appeal.

725 A.2d 291 (1999)

Timothy CARR v. Valerie PRADER.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Grisham, Middletown, for Plaintiff.

Robert M. Sabel, Newport, for Defendant.

Present WEISBERGER, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case comes to the Court as a certified question from the Superior Court in accordance with G.L.1956 § 9-24-27. The Superior Court asks us to consider for the first time whether the municipal probate courts possess the jurisdiction to entertain a guardianship petition opposed by a minor child's surviving parent.

The essential facts of this case are undisputed. Heidi and Timothy (Carr) wed on...

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