§ 33-12-15. Preference to citizens of state in distribution of insolvent estate of nonresident.
If a person dies insolvent, his or her estate found in this state shall, as far as practicable, be so disposed of that all his or her creditors here and elsewhere may receive each an equal share in proportion to their respective debts. To this end, his or her estate shall not be transmitted to the foreign executor or administrator until all the creditors who are citizens of this state, filing and proving their claims according to law, have received the just proportion that would be due to them if the whole estate of the deceased, wherever found, that is applicable to the payment of creditors, were divided among all the creditors in proportion to their respective debts, without preferring any one species of debt to another, excepting those preferred by the statutes of this state; and no creditor, who is not a citizen of this state, shall be paid out of the assets found here until all those who are citizens have received their just proportion as provided in this section.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 856; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 42; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 40; G.L. 1956, § 33-12-15.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure
Chapter 33-12 - Payment of Decedents’ Debts and Charges
Section 33-12-1. - Estate chargeable with debts.
Section 33-12-2. - Order of application of property.
Section 33-12-3. - Expenses included in expenses of administration.
Section 33-12-4. - Sale or mortgage of real estate when personalty insufficient.
Section 33-12-5. - Real estate not devised applied first.
Section 33-12-6. - Sale of real estate to effect prompt settlement of estate.
Section 33-12-7. - Powers of temporary executors and administrators with will annexed over realty.
Section 33-12-8. - Public or private sale of assets.
Section 33-12-11. - Order of preference of debts.
Section 33-12-12. - Decrees for distribution of insolvent estates.
Section 33-12-13. - Disposition of assets of nonresident.
Section 33-12-16. - Residue of insolvent estate of nonresident after payment to citizens.