§ 33-11-19. Payment of claims allowed or proved.
(a) After the expiration of six (6) months and filing a statement of claims disallowed, if any there be, as provided in § 33-11-14, the personal representative, shall proceed to pay the claims allowed or proved against the estate in the order of priority prescribed, after making provision for costs and expenses of administration, taxes, allowances, claims presented but pending determination or appeal and claims not barred that may yet be presented.
(b) Claims thereafter presented and not disallowed, or disallowed and afterwards proved, shall be payable only out of assets remaining in the hands of the personal representative.
(c) The personal representative may pay any just claim that has not been barred at any time, with or without formal presentation, but is personally liable to any other claimant whose claim is allowed and who is injured by its payment if: (1) payment was made within the claim period and the personal representative failed to require the payee to indemnify the estate for refund of any of the payment necessary to pay other claimants; or (2) payment was made, due to negligence or willful fault of the personal representative, in such manner as to deprive the injured claimant of priority.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 887; G.L. 1909, ch. 314, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 365, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 578, § 7; P.L. 1941, ch. 1003, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 33-11-19; P.L. 2008, ch. 307, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure
Chapter 33-11 - Claims Against Decedents’ Estates
Section 33-11-1. - Computation of time.
Section 33-11-2. - Effect of administration de bonis non.
Section 33-11-3. - Claims payable at future day.
Section 33-11-4. - Manner of presentation of claims.
Section 33-11-5. - Time allowed for presenting claims — Late claims — Appeal.
Section 33-11-5.1. - Duty to notify known or reasonably ascertainable creditors.
Section 33-11-5.2. - Fiduciary’s affidavit regarding notice to creditors and OHHS.
Section 33-11-6. - Address of creditor filed — Notices.
Section 33-11-7. - Affidavit to support claim.
Section 33-11-8. - Determination of personal representative’s claim.
Section 33-11-10. - Bond to cover contingent claim.
Section 33-11-12. - Party against whom contingent claim enforced — Time of bringing action.
Section 33-11-13. - Pleadings in action on bond for contingent claim.
Section 33-11-14. - Disallowance of claim.
Section 33-11-15. - Petition for filing of late disallowance.
Section 33-11-16. - Probate court determination of disallowed claims against solvent estate.
Section 33-11-19. - Payment of claims allowed or proved.
Section 33-11-21. - Estate rendered insolvent by claims after allowance of account.
Section 33-11-22. - Estate rendered insolvent by late claims.
Section 33-11-23. - Disallowed claims against insolvent estates to be heard by probate court.
Section 33-11-24. - Hearings on insolvent estates.
Section 33-11-25 - — 33-11-27. Repealed.
Section 33-11-28. - Notice of hearings on insolvent estates.
Section 33-11-29. - Statements of contested claims against insolvent estate.
Section 33-11-31. - Power of probate court over witnesses.
Section 33-11-32. - Secured claims against insolvent estates.
Section 33-11-34. - Interest on claims against insolvent estate.
Section 33-11-35. - Offset of mutual claims.
Section 33-11-37. - Notice of disallowance by probate court.
Section 33-11-38 - — 33-11-41. Repealed.
Section 33-11-42. - Actions beyond probate court.
Section 33-11-43. - Superior court judgment — Costs.
Section 33-11-44. - Claims based on action commenced against decedent before death.
Section 33-11-45. - Claim barred by failure to prove or prosecute.
Section 33-11-46, 33-11-47. - Repealed.
Section 33-11-48. - Action on disallowed claim.
Section 33-11-49. - Actions barred within time for filing claims.
Section 33-11-50. - Limitation of actions by creditors of decedent.