§ 47-18-23 — Requisites of a petition in case of mental illness

An application in connection with the mental illness of the husband or wife of the owner of a
homestead for an order permitting the sale, conveyance, lease, including oil and gas leases, or
mortgage of the homestead by the owner, shall be made by a petition to the court subscribed
and sworn to by the applicant, setting forth:
1. The name and age of the mentally ill husband or wife.
2. The number, age, and sex of the children of such husband or wife.
3. A description of the premises constituting the homestead.
4. The value of the homestead.
5. The county in which the homestead is situated.
6. Such facts, in addition to that of the mental illness of the husband or wife, relating to
the circumstances or necessities of the applicant and the applicant's family as the
applicant may rely upon in support of the petition.