Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 33-11 - Claims Against Decedents’ Estates
Section 33-11-5.2. - Fiduciary’s affidavit regarding notice to creditors and OHHS.

§ 33-11-5.2. Fiduciary’s affidavit regarding notice to creditors and OHHS.
In order to close an estate, whether by accounting or affidavit of completed administration, the fiduciary shall submit to the probate court an affidavit in substantially the following form:

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND PROBATE COURT OF THE
COUNTY __________ TOWN OF ________
ESTATE OF __________ NO. ________
FIDUCIARY’S AFFIDAVIT REGARDING NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The undersigned fiduciary of the above-captioned estate upon oath deposes and says that (a) notice of the commencement of the estate was mailed to all known or reasonably ascertainable creditors of the estate, as well as to the executive office of health and human services when the decedent was fifty-five (55) years or older, or that (b) no such notice was required to be mailed because the estate had no known or reasonably ascertainable creditors and the decedent was under the age of fifty-five (55).
Name __________ Date_______
Subscribed and sworn before me this _____ day of ______ , 20____ .
__________
Notary public

History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 11, § 7.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

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 33-11-9. - Presentation of contingent claim — Deposit by personal representative to assure payment.

Section 33-11-10. - Bond to cover contingent claim.

Section 33-11-11. - Provision for payment of contingent claim not conclusive as to validity — Restrictions on action to enforce 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 33-11-17. - Repealed.

Section 33-11-18. - Repealed.

Section 33-11-19. - Payment of claims allowed or proved.

Section 33-11-20. - Application of later discovered assets — Extension of time for presenting claims.

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 33-11-30. - Notice of disallowance by executor or administrator or objection by interested party.

Section 33-11-31. - Power of probate court over witnesses.

Section 33-11-32. - Secured claims against insolvent estates.

Section 33-11-33. - Repealed.

Section 33-11-34. - Interest on claims against insolvent estate.

Section 33-11-35. - Offset of mutual claims.

Section 33-11-36. - Repealed.

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.

Section 33-11-51. - Survival of child support obligations — Enforcement of claims — Child support public policy.