§ 18-13-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Adult� means an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) "Beneficiary� means an individual for whom property has been transferred to or held
under a declaration of trust by a custodial trustee for the individual's use and benefit
under this chapter.
(3) "Conservator� means a person appointed or qualified by a court to manage the estate
of an individual or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same
functions.
(4) "Court� means the probate courts of this state.
(5) "Custodial trust property� means an interest in property transferred to or held under
a declaration of trust by a custodial trustee under this chapter and the income from
and proceeds of that interest.
(6) "Custodial trustee� means a person designated as trustee of a custodial trust under
this chapter or a substitute or successor to the designated person.
(7) "Guardian� means a person appointed or qualified by a court as a guardian of an individual,
including a limited guardian, but not a person who is only a guardian ad litem.
(8) "Incapacitated� means lacking the ability to manage property and business affairs
effectively by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability,
chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, confinement, detention by a foreign power,
disappearance, minority, or other disabling cause.
(9) "Legal representative� means a personal representative or conservator.
(10) "Member of the beneficiary's family� means a beneficiary's spouse, descendent, stepchild,
parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of the whole
or half blood or by adoption.
(11) "Person� means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership,
joint venture, association, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(12) "Personal representative� means an executor, administrator, or a special administrator
of a decedent's estate, a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same
functions, or a successor to any of them.
(13) "State� means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District
of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(14) "Transferor� means a person who creates a custodial trust by transfer or declaration.
(15) "Trust company� means a financial institution, corporation, or other legal entity,
authorized to exercise general trust powers.