Rhode Island General Laws
Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure

Chapter 33-1 - Rules of Descent

Section 33-1-1. - Real estate descending by intestacy to children or descendants, parents, or brothers and sisters. - § 33-1-1. Real estate descending by intestacy to children or...

Section 33-1-2. - Descent of real estate to paternal or maternal kindred. - § 33-1-2. Descent of real estate to paternal or maternal...

Section 33-1-3. - Descent when no paternal or maternal kindred survive. - § 33-1-3. Descent when no paternal or maternal kindred survive....

Section 33-1-4. - Descent to persons not in being or not capable to take as heirs. - § 33-1-4. Descent to persons not in being or not...

Section 33-1-5. - Life estate descending to spouse. - § 33-1-5. Life estate descending to spouse. Whenever the intestate...

Section 33-1-6. - Widow’s or husband’s allowance of real estate in fee. - § 33-1-6. Widow’s or husband’s allowance of real estate in...

Section 33-1-7. - Descendants of deceased heirs. - § 33-1-7. Descendants of deceased heirs. The descendants of any...

Section 33-1-8. - Children born out of wedlock. - § 33-1-8. Children born out of wedlock. A child born...

Section 33-1-9. - Repealed. - § 33-1-9. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 940; G.L....

Section 33-1-10. - Surplus personalty not bequeathed. - § 33-1-10. Surplus personalty not bequeathed. The surplus of any...

Section 33-1-11. - Advancements and debts of decedent. - § 33-1-11. Advancements and debts of decedent. (a) If a...

Section 33-1-12. - Intestate estate. - § 33-1-12. Intestate estate. (a) Any part of a decedent’s...

Section 33-1-13. - Survivorship. - § 33-1-13. Survivorship. An individual who fails to survive the...

Chapter 33-1.1 - Disposition of Property of Person Killed by Another

Section 33-1.1-1. - Definitions. - § 33-1.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Decedent”...

Section 33-1.1-2. - Limitation on acquisition of property or benefit. - § 33-1.1-2. Limitation on acquisition of property or benefit. Neither...

Section 33-1.1-3. - Statutory descent and rights. - § 33-1.1-3. Statutory descent and rights. The slayer shall be...

Section 33-1.1-4. - Wills. - § 33-1.1-4. Wills. The slayer shall be deemed to have...

Section 33-1.1-5. - Tenancy by entirety. - § 33-1.1-5. Tenancy by entirety. One-half (½) of property held...

Section 33-1.1-6. - Joint tenancy. - § 33-1.1-6. Joint tenancy. (a) One-half (½) of any property...

Section 33-1.1-7. - Reversion — Vested remainder. - § 33-1.1-7. Reversion — Vested remainder. Property in which the...

Section 33-1.1-8. - Interest subject to life of decedent. - § 33-1.1-8. Interest subject to life of decedent. Any interest...

Section 33-1.1-9. - Contingent remainder — Future interest. - § 33-1.1-9. Contingent remainder — Future interest. As to any...

Section 33-1.1-10. - Exercise of power of appointment. - § 33-1.1-10. Exercise of power of appointment. (a) As to...

Section 33-1.1-11. - Insurance proceeds. - § 33-1.1-11. Insurance proceeds. (a) Insurance proceeds payable to the...

Section 33-1.1-12. - Insurance companies, banks, or other obligors — Relief from liability when payment made without notice. - § 33-1.1-12. Insurance companies, banks, or other obligors — Relief...

Section 33-1.1-13. - Purchasers for value without notice. - § 33-1.1-13. Purchasers for value without notice. The provisions of...

Section 33-1.1-14. - Record of conviction admissible in civil actions. - § 33-1.1-14. Record of conviction admissible in civil actions. The...

Section 33-1.1-15. - Construction. - § 33-1.1-15. Construction. This chapter shall not be considered penal...

Section 33-1.1-16. - Severability. - § 33-1.1-16. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Chapter 33-2 - Simultaneous Deaths

Section 33-2-1. - Short title. - § 33-2-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 33-2-2. - Presumption of survivorship as to each decedent. - § 33-2-2. Presumption of survivorship as to each decedent. Where...

Section 33-2-3. - Successive beneficiaries dying simultaneously. - § 33-2-3. Successive beneficiaries dying simultaneously. Where two (2) or...

Section 33-2-4. - Joint tenants or tenants by entirety dying simultaneously. - § 33-2-4. Joint tenants or tenants by entirety dying simultaneously....

Section 33-2-5. - Insurance policies. - § 33-2-5. Insurance policies. Where the insured and the beneficiary...

Section 33-2-6. - Chapter not retroactive. - § 33-2-6. Chapter not retroactive. This chapter shall not apply...

Section 33-2-7. - Chapter inapplicable where other provisions made. - § 33-2-7. Chapter inapplicable where other provisions made. This chapter...

Section 33-2-8. - Uniformity of construction. - § 33-2-8. Uniformity of construction. This chapter shall be so...

Section 33-2-9. - Severability. - § 33-2-9. Severability. If any of the provisions of this...

Chapter 33-3 - Division of Real Estate

Section 33-3-1. - Power of probate court — Application for division. - § 33-3-1. Power of probate court — Application for division....

Section 33-3-2. - Time of proceeding — Notice. - § 33-3-2. Time of proceeding — Notice. Upon the filing...

Section 33-3-3. - Decree determining parties entitled — Appointment of commissioners. - § 33-3-3. Decree determining parties entitled — Appointment of commissioners....

Section 33-3-4. - Directions as to advancements. - § 33-3-4. Directions as to advancements. If any child or...

Section 33-3-5. - Warrants to commissioners. - § 33-3-5. Warrants to commissioners. The court shall issue its...

Section 33-3-6. - Division of property by commissioners. - § 33-3-6. Division of property by commissioners. The commissioners shall...

Section 33-3-7. - Assignment of shares by lot or agreement. - § 33-3-7. Assignment of shares by lot or agreement. If...

Section 33-3-8. - Commissioners’ report. - § 33-3-8. Commissioners’ report. The commissioners shall make report of...

Section 33-3-9. - Representation of infants and persons non compos mentis. - § 33-3-9. Representation of infants and persons non compos mentis....

Section 33-3-10. - Real estate not disposed of by will. - § 33-3-10. Real estate not disposed of by will. Whenever...

Section 33-3-11. - Division of real estate devised in common. - § 33-3-11. Division of real estate devised in common. Real...

Section 33-3-12. - Division of remainder in property. - § 33-3-12. Division of remainder in property. Any part of...

Section 33-3-13. - Payment of expenses of division on appeal to superior court. - § 33-3-13. Payment of expenses of division on appeal to...

Section 33-3-14. - Certificate of descent. - § 33-3-14. Certificate of descent. Prior to acceptance by the...

Chapter 33-4 - Dower and Jointure [Repealed.]

Section 33-4-1 - — 33-4-34. Repealed. - § 33-4-1 — 33-4-34. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch....

Chapter 33-5 - Execution and Revocation of Wills

Section 33-5-1. - Definitions. - § 33-5-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter and chapter...

Section 33-5-2. - Testamentary capacity — Property subject to will. - § 33-5-2. Testamentary capacity — Property subject to will. Every...

Section 33-5-3. - Repealed. - § 33-5-3. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, §...

Section 33-5-4. - Nomination of guardian by will. - § 33-5-4. Nomination of guardian by will. Every person authorized...

Section 33-5-5. - Execution of will — Acknowledgment and attestation. - § 33-5-5. Execution of will — Acknowledgment and attestation. No...

Section 33-5-6. - Persons in military service — Sailors. - § 33-5-6. Persons in military service — Sailors. Any soldier...

Section 33-5-7. - Wills conforming to laws of other states. - § 33-5-7. Wills conforming to laws of other states. Any...

Section 33-5-8. - Conformation to law at time of execution. - § 33-5-8. Conformation to law at time of execution. A...

Section 33-5-9. - Revocation of will by marriage. - § 33-5-9. Revocation of will by marriage. The marriage of...

Section 33-5-9.1. - Revocation of provision in will for divorced spouse. - § 33-5-9.1. Revocation of provision in will for divorced spouse....

Section 33-5-10. - Methods of revoking will. - § 33-5-10. Methods of revoking will. No will or codicil...

Section 33-5-11. - Alteration of circumstances. - § 33-5-11. Alteration of circumstances. No will shall be revoked...

Section 33-5-12. - Wills prior to 1896. - § 33-5-12. Wills prior to 1896. This chapter and chapter...

Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills

Section 33-6-1. - Gifts to attesting witnesses. - § 33-6-1. Gifts to attesting witnesses. If any person shall...

Section 33-6-2. - Creditor attesting. - § 33-6-2. Creditor attesting. In case by any will or...

Section 33-6-3. - Death of attesting beneficiary in lifetime of testator. - § 33-6-3. Death of attesting beneficiary in lifetime of testator....

Section 33-6-4. - Executor or trustee as witness. - § 33-6-4. Executor or trustee as witness. No person shall,...

Section 33-6-5. - Construction as to real estate within state. - § 33-6-5. Construction as to real estate within state. All...

Section 33-6-6. - Time from which will speaks. - § 33-6-6. Time from which will speaks. Every will shall...

Section 33-6-7. - Devise without words of limitation. - § 33-6-7. Devise without words of limitation. Whenever any real...

Section 33-6-8. - Devise to executor or trustee. - § 33-6-8. Devise to executor or trustee. Where any real...

Section 33-6-9. - Gift for life with remainder to issue. - § 33-6-9. Gift for life with remainder to issue. Whenever...

Section 33-6-10. - Limitation on fee tail. - § 33-6-10. Limitation on fee tail. No person seised in...

Section 33-6-11. - Death of devisee in tail in lifetime of testator. - § 33-6-11. Death of devisee in tail in lifetime of...

Section 33-6-12. - Commencement of income estate. - § 33-6-12. Commencement of income estate. When an annuity or...

Section 33-6-13. - Apportionment on termination of income estate. - § 33-6-13. Apportionment on termination of income estate. If the...

Section 33-6-14. - Suit for recovery of income from executor. - § 33-6-14. Suit for recovery of income from executor. No...

Section 33-6-15. - Interest on general pecuniary legacies. - § 33-6-15. Interest on general pecuniary legacies. Unless otherwise provided...

Section 33-6-16. - Life estate or term for years in property consumed by use. - § 33-6-16. Life estate or term for years in property...

Section 33-6-17. - General devises and bequests. - § 33-6-17. General devises and bequests. A general devise of...

Section 33-6-18. - Devise of lands of which testator is not seised. - § 33-6-18. Devise of lands of which testator is not...

Section 33-6-19. - Substitution of issue for beneficiary predeceasing testator. - § 33-6-19. Substitution of issue for beneficiary predeceasing testator. When...

Section 33-6-20. - Devisee or legatee predeceased without issue. - § 33-6-20. Devisee or legatee predeceased without issue. Unless a...

Section 33-6-21, 33-6-22. - Repealed. - § 33-6-21, 33-6-22. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203,...

Section 33-6-23. - Pretermitted issue. - § 33-6-23. Pretermitted issue. When a testator omits to provide...

Section 33-6-24. - Apportionment of share taken by pretermitted child. - § 33-6-24. Apportionment of share taken by pretermitted child. When...

Section 33-6-25. - Repealed. - § 33-6-25. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, §...

Section 33-6-26. - Intent of testator as to apportionment of debts. - § 33-6-26. Intent of testator as to apportionment of debts....

Section 33-6-27. - Contribution by pretermitted issue to payment of debts. - § 33-6-27. Contribution by pretermitted issue to payment of debts....

Section 33-6-28. - Death or insolvency of beneficiary liable to contribution for debts. - § 33-6-28. Death or insolvency of beneficiary liable to contribution...

Section 33-6-29. - Repealed. - § 33-6-29. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, §...

Section 33-6-30. - Partial intestacy. - § 33-6-30. Partial intestacy. All real and personal property, not...

Section 33-6-31. - Passage of title by will — Recording. - § 33-6-31. Passage of title by will — Recording. Title...

Section 33-6-32. - Filing of original wills. - § 33-6-32. Filing of original wills. Original wills shall be...

Section 33-6-33. - Gifts to trustee of existing trust. - § 33-6-33. Gifts to trustee of existing trust. A devise,...

Chapter 33-7 - Custody and Probate of Wills

Section 33-7-1 - — 33-7-4. Repealed. - § 33-7-1 — 33-7-4. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§...

Section 33-7-5. - Duty of person in possession of will to deliver into court. - § 33-7-5. Duty of person in possession of will to...

Section 33-7-6. - Investigation of alleged concealment of will. - § 33-7-6. Investigation of alleged concealment of will. Upon complaint...

Section 33-7-7. - Penalty for theft, destruction, or concealment of will. - § 33-7-7. Penalty for theft, destruction, or concealment of will....

Section 33-7-7.1. - Disposition of documents intended as last wills and testaments in the possession of the probate courts. - § 33-7-7.1. Disposition of documents intended as last wills and...

Section 33-7-8. - Proof of will of nonresident. - § 33-7-8. Proof of will of nonresident. The will, duly...

Section 33-7-9. - Notice to executors of petition for probate. - § 33-7-9. Notice to executors of petition for probate. If...

Section 33-7-10. - Proof of wills when subscribing witnesses unavailable. - § 33-7-10. Proof of wills when subscribing witnesses unavailable. Whenever...

Section 33-7-11. - Provisions of § 33-7-10 supplemental. - § 33-7-11. Provisions of § 33-7-10 supplemental. The provisions of...

Section 33-7-12. - Compromise of controversies pending probate. - § 33-7-12. Compromise of controversies pending probate. The superior court...

Section 33-7-13. - Action to confirm compromise. - § 33-7-13. Action to confirm compromise. When the executors or...

Section 33-7-14. - Representation of parties under disability. - § 33-7-14. Representation of parties under disability. If a person...

Section 33-7-15. - Representation of contingent interests and charitable gifts. - § 33-7-15. Representation of contingent interests and charitable gifts. If...

Section 33-7-16. - Decree confirming compromise. - § 33-7-16. Decree confirming compromise. The compromise, if found by...

Section 33-7-17. - Certification of decree and compromise. - § 33-7-17. Certification of decree and compromise. If the probate...

Section 33-7-18. - Request to record foreign probated will. - § 33-7-18. Request to record foreign probated will. Whenever the...

Section 33-7-19. - Notice of offer of foreign will. - § 33-7-19. Notice of offer of foreign will. Upon the...

Section 33-7-20. - Order approving foreign will — Effect on real estate titles. - § 33-7-20. Order approving foreign will — Effect on real...

Section 33-7-21. - Effect of recording of foreign will — Granting of letters. - § 33-7-21. Effect of recording of foreign will — Granting...

Section 33-7-22. - Proof of foreign will not required to be probated in domicile. - § 33-7-22. Proof of foreign will not required to be...

Section 33-7-23. - Probate conclusive as to execution. - § 33-7-23. Probate conclusive as to execution. The final probate...

Section 33-7-24. - Taking of will from files of court — Copy retained — Proof of copy on loss of original. - § 33-7-24. Taking of will from files of court —...

Section 33-7-25. - Original probate of foreign wills. - § 33-7-25. Original probate of foreign wills. (a) The will...

Section 33-7-26. - Proof of purported will or codicil. - § 33-7-26. Proof of purported will or codicil. In the...

Chapter 33-8 - Appointment and Qualification of Executors and Administrators

Section 33-8-1. - Grant of letters to executor named in will. - § 33-8-1. Grant of letters to executor named in will....

Section 33-8-2. - Minority of named executor. - § 33-8-2. Minority of named executor. If a person named...

Section 33-8-3. - Neglect to present will for probate. - § 33-8-3. Neglect to present will for probate. If a...

Section 33-8-4. - Grant of letters or administration on incompetence or failure of named executor to qualify. - § 33-8-4. Grant of letters or administration on incompetence or...

Section 33-8-5. - Powers of surviving and qualifying joint executors — Filling of vacancies. - § 33-8-5. Powers of surviving and qualifying joint executors —...

Section 33-8-6. - Executor of executor. - § 33-8-6. Executor of executor. The executor of an executor...

Section 33-8-7. - Residence of administrator. - § 33-8-7. Residence of administrator. No person not an inhabitant...

Section 33-8-8. - Administration of intestate estate. - § 33-8-8. Administration of intestate estate. Administration of the estate...

Section 33-8-9. - Administration of partially intestate estate. - § 33-8-9. Administration of partially intestate estate. If a will...

Section 33-8-10. - Administration de bonis non. - § 33-8-10. Administration de bonis non. If a sole or...

Section 33-8-11. - Marriage of executrix or administratrix. - § 33-8-11. Marriage of executrix or administratrix. If an unmarried...

Chapter 33-9 - Collection and Management of Decedents’ Estates

Section 33-9-1. - Return of inventory of estate. - § 33-9-1. Return of inventory of estate. Every administrator and...

Section 33-9-2. - Wearing apparel. - § 33-9-2. Wearing apparel. The wearing apparel of a deceased...

Section 33-9-3. - Emblements of lands. - § 33-9-3. Emblements of lands. If any testator or intestate...

Section 33-9-4. - Appraisal of property. - § 33-9-4. Appraisal of property. (a) The property comprised in...

Section 33-9-5. - Debts owed by executor to decedent. - § 33-9-5. Debts owed by executor to decedent. The appointment...

Section 33-9-6. - Marking and care of decedent’s grave. - § 33-9-6. Marking and care of decedent’s grave. An executor...

Section 33-9-7. - Continuation of decedent’s business. - § 33-9-7. Continuation of decedent’s business. Executors and administrators may...

Section 33-9-8. - Redemption or sale of incumbered property. - § 33-9-8. Redemption or sale of incumbered property. The executor...

Section 33-9-9. - Real estate mortgages as personal property. - § 33-9-9. Real estate mortgages as personal property. Debts due...

Section 33-9-10. - Sale of mortgage and debt. - § 33-9-10. Sale of mortgage and debt. The executor or...

Section 33-9-11. - Taking possession of property by mortgage. - § 33-9-11. Taking possession of property by mortgage. The executor...

Section 33-9-12. - Possession and sale of property taken through mortgage. - § 33-9-12. Possession and sale of property taken through mortgage....

Section 33-9-13. - Redemption of mortgaged property from executor or administrator. - § 33-9-13. Redemption of mortgaged property from executor or administrator....

Section 33-9-14. - Authority of executor or administrator to borrow. - § 33-9-14. Authority of executor or administrator to borrow. Whenever...

Section 33-9-15. - Purposes for which borrowing authorized. - § 33-9-15. Purposes for which borrowing authorized. Borrowing may be...

Section 33-9-16. - Effect of borrowing by executor or administrator. - § 33-9-16. Effect of borrowing by executor or administrator. Any...

Section 33-9-17. - Lender not liable for loss or misapplication. - § 33-9-17. Lender not liable for loss or misapplication. No...

Section 33-9-18. - Authority to lend, invest, vote, and protect investments. - § 33-9-18. Authority to lend, invest, vote, and protect investments....

Section 33-9-19. - General powers of executor or administrator unaffected. - § 33-9-19. General powers of executor or administrator unaffected. Nothing...

Section 33-9-20. - Representation of contingent interests and persons non sui juris. - § 33-9-20. Representation of contingent interests and persons non sui...

Section 33-9-21. - Appeals to supreme court. - § 33-9-21. Appeals to supreme court. An appeal may be...

Section 33-9-22. - Validity of acts by executor or administrator subsequently removed — Validity of purchases from devisees, legatees, or heirs. - § 33-9-22. Validity of acts by executor or administrator subsequently...

Section 33-9-23. - Master’s deed to convey decedent’s property to party entitled to specific performance. - § 33-9-23. Master’s deed to convey decedent’s property to party...

Section 33-9-24. - Continuation of actions by or against decedent. - § 33-9-24. Continuation of actions by or against decedent. In...

Section 33-9-25. - Substitution and execution by successor administrator. - § 33-9-25. Substitution and execution by successor administrator. Whenever any...

Section 33-9-26. - Liability of executor in own wrong. - § 33-9-26. Liability of executor in own wrong. Any person...

Section 33-9-27. - Personal liability of executor or administrator for debts of estate. - § 33-9-27. Personal liability of executor or administrator for debts...

Section 33-9-28. - Civil action with suggestion of waste. - § 33-9-28. Civil action with suggestion of waste. If execution...

Section 33-9-29. - Descent or distribution of real estate to be recorded. - § 33-9-29. Descent or distribution of real estate to be...

Section 33-9-30. - Donation of conservation easement. - § 33-9-30. Donation of conservation easement. An executor or administrator...

Chapter 33-10 - Allowances to Families of Decedents

Section 33-10-1. - Wearing apparel and exempt personal property allowed to widow or widower and children. - § 33-10-1. Wearing apparel and exempt personal property allowed to...

Section 33-10-2. - Property allowed not assets in hands of executor or administrator. - § 33-10-2. Property allowed not assets in hands of executor...

Section 33-10-3. - Allowances for temporary support of family. - § 33-10-3. Allowances for temporary support of family. The probate...

Section 33-10-4. - Real estate set aside for support of widow or widower in addition to statutory life estate. - § 33-10-4. Real estate set aside for support of widow...

Chapter 33-11 - Claims Against Decedents’ Estates

Section 33-11-1. - Computation of time. - § 33-11-1. Computation of time. Periods of time in this...

Section 33-11-2. - Effect of administration de bonis non. - § 33-11-2. Effect of administration de bonis non. When after...

Section 33-11-3. - Claims payable at future day. - § 33-11-3. Claims payable at future day. Claims against the...

Section 33-11-4. - Manner of presentation of claims. - § 33-11-4. Manner of presentation of claims. Claims against a...

Section 33-11-5. - Time allowed for presenting claims — Late claims — Appeal. - § 33-11-5. Time allowed for presenting claims — Late claims...

Section 33-11-5.1. - Duty to notify known or reasonably ascertainable creditors. - § 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. - § 33-11-5.2. Fiduciary’s affidavit regarding notice to creditors and OHHS....

Section 33-11-6. - Address of creditor filed — Notices. - § 33-11-6. Address of creditor filed — Notices. Every creditor...

Section 33-11-7. - Affidavit to support claim. - § 33-11-7. Affidavit to support claim. If requested by the...

Section 33-11-8. - Determination of personal representative’s claim. - § 33-11-8. Determination of personal representative’s claim. If a personal...

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

Section 33-11-10. - Bond to cover contingent claim. - § 33-11-10. Bond to cover contingent claim. If a party...

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

Section 33-11-12. - Party against whom contingent claim enforced — Time of bringing action. - § 33-11-12. Party against whom contingent claim enforced — Time...

Section 33-11-13. - Pleadings in action on bond for contingent claim. - § 33-11-13. Pleadings in action on bond for contingent claim....

Section 33-11-14. - Disallowance of claim. - § 33-11-14. Disallowance of claim. Any claim presented within six...

Section 33-11-15. - Petition for filing of late disallowance. - § 33-11-15. Petition for filing of late disallowance. A personal...

Section 33-11-16. - Probate court determination of disallowed claims against solvent estate. - § 33-11-16. Probate court determination of disallowed claims against solvent...

Section 33-11-17. - Repealed. - § 33-11-17. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 889; G.L....

Section 33-11-18. - Repealed. - § 33-11-18. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905 § 892; G.L....

Section 33-11-19. - Payment of claims allowed or proved. - § 33-11-19. Payment of claims allowed or proved. (a) After...

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

Section 33-11-21. - Estate rendered insolvent by claims after allowance of account. - § 33-11-21. Estate rendered insolvent by claims after allowance of...

Section 33-11-22. - Estate rendered insolvent by late claims. - § 33-11-22. Estate rendered insolvent by late claims. If a...

Section 33-11-23. - Disallowed claims against insolvent estates to be heard by probate court. - § 33-11-23. Disallowed claims against insolvent estates to be heard...

Section 33-11-24. - Hearings on insolvent estates. - § 33-11-24. Hearings on insolvent estates. A personal representative, at...

Section 33-11-25 - — 33-11-27. Repealed. - § 33-11-25 — 33-11-27. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905 §§...

Section 33-11-28. - Notice of hearings on insolvent estates. - § 33-11-28. Notice of hearings on insolvent estates. In all...

Section 33-11-29. - Statements of contested claims against insolvent estate. - § 33-11-29. Statements of contested claims against insolvent estate. At...

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

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

Section 33-11-32. - Secured claims against insolvent estates. - § 33-11-32. Secured claims against insolvent estates. If a creditor,...

Section 33-11-33. - Repealed. - § 33-11-33. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 904; G.L....

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

Section 33-11-35. - Offset of mutual claims. - § 33-11-35. Offset of mutual claims. When there are mutual...

Section 33-11-36. - Repealed. - § 33-11-36. Repealed.

Section 33-11-37. - Notice of disallowance by probate court. - § 33-11-37. Notice of disallowance by probate court. If a...

Section 33-11-38 - — 33-11-41. Repealed. - § 33-11-38 — 33-11-41. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905 §...

Section 33-11-42. - Actions beyond probate court. - § 33-11-42. Actions beyond probate court. The exclusive remedy of...

Section 33-11-43. - Superior court judgment — Costs. - § 33-11-43. Superior court judgment — Costs. The judgment of...

Section 33-11-44. - Claims based on action commenced against decedent before death. - § 33-11-44. Claims based on action commenced against decedent before...

Section 33-11-45. - Claim barred by failure to prove or prosecute. - § 33-11-45. Claim barred by failure to prove or prosecute....

Section 33-11-46, 33-11-47. - Repealed. - § 33-11-46, 33-11-47. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 919,...

Section 33-11-48. - Action on disallowed claim. - § 33-11-48. Action on disallowed claim. Civil action on claims...

Section 33-11-49. - Actions barred within time for filing claims. - § 33-11-49. Actions barred within time for filing claims. No...

Section 33-11-50. - Limitation of actions by creditors of decedent. - § 33-11-50. Limitation of actions by creditors of decedent. No...

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

Chapter 33-12 - Payment of Decedents’ Debts and Charges

Section 33-12-1. - Estate chargeable with debts. - § 33-12-1. Estate chargeable with debts. The estate, real and...

Section 33-12-2. - Order of application of property. - § 33-12-2. Order of application of property. The personal estate...

Section 33-12-3. - Expenses included in expenses of administration. - § 33-12-3. Expenses included in expenses of administration. The expenses...

Section 33-12-4. - Sale or mortgage of real estate when personalty insufficient. - § 33-12-4. Sale or mortgage of real estate when personalty...

Section 33-12-5. - Real estate not devised applied first. - § 33-12-5. Real estate not devised applied first. Unless a...

Section 33-12-6. - Sale of real estate to effect prompt settlement of estate. - § 33-12-6. Sale of real estate to effect prompt settlement...

Section 33-12-7. - Powers of temporary executors and administrators with will annexed over realty. - § 33-12-7. Powers of temporary executors and administrators with will...

Section 33-12-8. - Public or private sale of assets. - § 33-12-8. Public or private sale of assets. Any sale...

Section 33-12-9. - Application of rents and income of real estate to debts — Leases by executor or administrator. - § 33-12-9. Application of rents and income of real estate...

Section 33-12-10. - Application of rents and income from real estate for repairs, taxes, and mortgage. - § 33-12-10. Application of rents and income from real estate...

Section 33-12-11. - Order of preference of debts. - § 33-12-11. Order of preference of debts. (a) If the...

Section 33-12-12. - Decrees for distribution of insolvent estates. - § 33-12-12. Decrees for distribution of insolvent estates. After the...

Section 33-12-13. - Disposition of assets of nonresident. - § 33-12-13. Disposition of assets of nonresident. When a will...

Section 33-12-14. - Distribution or transfer to domiciliary executor or administrator of personalty of nonresident. - § 33-12-14. Distribution or transfer to domiciliary executor or administrator...

Section 33-12-15. - Preference to citizens of state in distribution of insolvent estate of nonresident. - § 33-12-15. Preference to citizens of state in distribution of...

Section 33-12-16. - Residue of insolvent estate of nonresident after payment to citizens. - § 33-12-16. Residue of insolvent estate of nonresident after payment...

Chapter 33-13 - Legacies, Devises, and Inheritance

Section 33-13-1. - Notice of devise or bequest to corporation or association. - § 33-13-1. Notice of devise or bequest to corporation or...

Section 33-13-2. - Order for conversion of personalty into cash and distribution. - § 33-13-2. Order for conversion of personalty into cash and...

Section 33-13-3. - Restrictions on power of heir or devisee to incumber or alien realty. - § 33-13-3. Restrictions on power of heir or devisee to...

Section 33-13-4. - Rights of creditors and heirs where no administration granted. - § 33-13-4. Rights of creditors and heirs where no administration...

Section 33-13-5. - Payment of legacy on giving of indemnity bond. - § 33-13-5. Payment of legacy on giving of indemnity bond....

Section 33-13-6. - Filing of statement listing legatees — Notice. - § 33-13-6. Filing of statement listing legatees — Notice. An...

Section 33-13-7. - Approval of statement listing legatees — Order to pay legacies. - § 33-13-7. Approval of statement listing legatees — Order to...

Section 33-13-8. - Determination of questions as to legacies. - § 33-13-8. Determination of questions as to legacies. Whenever any...

Section 33-13-8.1. - Distributions in kind in satisfaction of pecuniary bequests. - § 33-13-8.1. Distributions in kind in satisfaction of pecuniary bequests....

Section 33-13-9. - Action for recovery of legacy — Action to preserve lien or charge upon real estate. - § 33-13-9. Action for recovery of legacy — Action to...

Section 33-13-10. - Action for an accounting brought by residuary legatee. - § 33-13-10. Action for an accounting brought by residuary legatee....

Section 33-13-11. - Time when order of distribution allowed. - § 33-13-11. Time when order of distribution allowed. At any...

Section 33-13-12. - Time when order of distribution required. - § 33-13-12. Time when order of distribution required. Within two...

Section 33-13-13. - Payment of money into court for benefit of foreign legatee or distributee. - § 33-13-13. Payment of money into court for benefit of...

Section 33-13-14. - Liability of heirs, next of kin, devisees, and legatees for debts. - § 33-13-14. Liability of heirs, next of kin, devisees, and...

Section 33-13-15. - Action by creditor against heirs, next of kin, devisees, and legatees. - § 33-13-15. Action by creditor against heirs, next of kin,...

Section 33-13-16. - Liability of estate of heir, next of kin, devisee, or legatee for creditor’s claim. - § 33-13-16. Liability of estate of heir, next of kin,...

Section 33-13-17. - Recovery of creditors’ claims — Apportionment of liability. - § 33-13-17. Recovery of creditors’ claims — Apportionment of liability....

Section 33-13-18. - Failure of creditor to join all defendants — Addition of parties. - § 33-13-18. Failure of creditor to join all defendants —...

Section 33-13-19. - Liability to creditor for amount payable by insolvent heir, devisee or other — Restriction to amount received from estate. - § 33-13-19. Liability to creditor for amount payable by insolvent...

Section 33-13-20. - Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and devisees. - § 33-13-20. Indemnity between heirs, next of kin, legatees, and...

Chapter 33-14 - Accounts of Executors and Administrators

Section 33-14-1. - Times when accounts required. - § 33-14-1. Times when accounts required. Every executor and administrator,...

Section 33-14-2. - Charges and credits shown — Investments. - § 33-14-2. Charges and credits shown — Investments. (a) Accounts...

Section 33-14-2.2. - Form of certification. - § 33-14-2.2. Form of certification. The certification referred to in...

Section 33-14-3. - Examination of executor or administrator on oath. - § 33-14-3. Examination of executor or administrator on oath. An...

Section 33-14-4. - Citation to render account. - § 33-14-4. Citation to render account. Every probate court on...

Section 33-14-5. - Failure to account after citation. - § 33-14-5. Failure to account after citation. If an executor...

Section 33-14-6. - Charges and disbursements allowed. - § 33-14-6. Charges and disbursements allowed. Executors and administrators shall...

Section 33-14-7. - Expense of prosecuting or defending appeal on admission to probate. - § 33-14-7. Expense of prosecuting or defending appeal on admission...

Section 33-14-8. - Compensation of executors and administrators. - § 33-14-8. Compensation of executors and administrators. Executors and administrators...

Section 33-14-9. - Interest on unreasonable detention of money. - § 33-14-9. Interest on unreasonable detention of money. Executors and...

Section 33-14-10. - Application of small amounts due to persons under disability. - § 33-14-10. Application of small amounts due to persons under...

Section 33-14-11. - Conclusiveness of settlement of accounts. - § 33-14-11. Conclusiveness of settlement of accounts. The settlement of...

Section 33-14-12. - Accounting between executors and administrators. - § 33-14-12. Accounting between executors and administrators. Whenever two (2)...

Section 33-14-13. - Reopening of estates and administrations without court approval for assets totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less. - § 33-14-13. Reopening of estates and administrations without court approval...

Chapter 33-15 - Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults

Section 33-15-1. - Legislative intent. - § 33-15-1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that adjudicating a...

Section 33-15-1.1. - Repealed. - § 33-15-1.1. Repealed.

Section 33-15-2. - Petition for appointment of a limited guardian or guardian. - § 33-15-2. Petition for appointment of a limited guardian or...

Section 33-15-3. - Power of probate court to appoint limited guardians or guardians. - § 33-15-3. Power of probate court to appoint limited guardians...

Section 33-15-4. - Limited guardianship. - § 33-15-4. Limited guardianship. (a)(1) Absent a finding, based on...

Section 33-15-4.1. - Good Samaritan guardians. - § 33-15-4.1. Good Samaritan guardians. (a) Any person who files...

Section 33-15-4.2. - Waiver of filing fees for good Samaritan guardianships. - § 33-15-4.2. Waiver of filing fees for good Samaritan guardianships....

Section 33-15-4.3. - No cash surety required. - § 33-15-4.3. No cash surety required. Notwithstanding the provisions of...

Section 33-15-4.4. - Immunity of good Samaritan guardians. - § 33-15-4.4. Immunity of good Samaritan guardians. No person acting...

Section 33-15-4.5. - Continuing duties of good Samaritan guardians. - § 33-15-4.5. Continuing duties of good Samaritan guardians. Except as...

Section 33-15-5. - Hearing. - § 33-15-5. Hearing. No limited guardian or guardian shall be...

Section 33-15-6. - Who may be appointed limited guardian or guardian. - § 33-15-6. Who may be appointed limited guardian or guardian....

Section 33-15-6.1. - National criminal background checks for persons appointed limited guardian or guardian. - § 33-15-6.1. National criminal background checks for persons appointed limited...

Section 33-15-7. - Guardians ad litem — Duties — Legally incapacitated respondent’s right to counsel — Termination of appointment of guardian ad litem. - § 33-15-7. Guardians ad litem — Duties — Legally incapacitated...

Section 33-15-8. - Authority of limited guardian or guardian. - § 33-15-8. Authority of limited guardian or guardian. A limited...

Section 33-15-8.1. - Temporary guardianship for specific purpose. - § 33-15-8.1. Temporary guardianship for specific purpose. If it is...

Section 33-15-9. - Repealed. - § 33-15-9. Repealed.

Section 33-15-10. - Appointment of temporary limited guardian or guardian. - § 33-15-10. Appointment of temporary limited guardian or guardian. The...

Section 33-15-11. - Tenure of temporary limited guardian or guardian. - § 33-15-11. Tenure of temporary limited guardian or guardian. A...

Section 33-15-12. - Powers of temporary limited guardian or guardian — Bond. - § 33-15-12. Powers of temporary limited guardian or guardian —...

Section 33-15-13. - Recording of petition in land records — Disability to contract. - § 33-15-13. Recording of petition in land records — Disability...

Section 33-15-14. - Expense of prosecuting or defending against petition. - § 33-15-14. Expense of prosecuting or defending against petition. If...

Section 33-15-15. - Exemption of welfare agencies from costs and bond. - § 33-15-15. Exemption of welfare agencies from costs and bond....

Section 33-15-16. - Guardian of estate of nonresident. - § 33-15-16. Guardian of estate of nonresident. The probate court...

Section 33-15-17. - Repealed. - § 33-15-17. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1056; G.L....

Section 33-15-17.1. - Notice. - § 33-15-17.1. Notice. (a) Except for the appointment of a...

Section 33-15-18. - Removal of limited guardian or guardian or conservator — Resignation. - § 33-15-18. Removal of limited guardian or guardian or conservator...

Section 33-15-18.1. - Rights of persons subject to limited guardianship, guardianship and conservatorship. - § 33-15-18.1. Rights of persons subject to limited guardianship, guardianship...

Section 33-15-19. - Inventory and appraisement of estate. - § 33-15-19. Inventory and appraisement of estate. (a) Within thirty...

Section 33-15-20. - Statements of claims against estate. - § 33-15-20. Statements of claims against estate. Creditors of a...

Section 33-15-21. - Demands payable in future. - § 33-15-21. Demands payable in future. All legal demands against...

Section 33-15-22. - Addresses of creditors — Affidavit to support claim. - § 33-15-22. Addresses of creditors — Affidavit to support claim....

Section 33-15-23. - Notice of disallowance of claims. - § 33-15-23. Notice of disallowance of claims. Within thirty (30)...

Section 33-15-24. - Period after notice of claims disallowance during which actions barred — Amount to which creditor entitled — Service on limited guardian or guardian. - § 33-15-24. Period after notice of claims disallowance during which...

Section 33-15-25. - Action on limited guardian’s or guardian’s bond. - § 33-15-25. Action on limited guardian’s or guardian’s bond. If...

Section 33-15-26. - Annual account. - § 33-15-26. Annual account. (a) A limited guardian or guardian...

Section 33-15-26.1. - Annual status report. - § 33-15-26.1. Annual status report. (a) A limited guardian or...

Section 33-15-27. - Allowances to limited guardian or guardians. - § 33-15-27. Allowances to limited guardian or guardians. Probate courts...

Section 33-15-28. - Repealed. - § 33-15-28. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1068; G.L....

Section 33-15-29. - General duties of limited guardians or guardians with respect to person and estate. - § 33-15-29. General duties of limited guardians or guardians with...

Section 33-15-30. - Repealed. - § 33-15-30. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, §§ 1053, 1054;...

Section 33-15-31. - Application of personal property to debts — Priority of claims. - § 33-15-31. Application of personal property to debts — Priority...

Section 33-15-32. - Sale or mortgage of real estate. - § 33-15-32. Sale or mortgage of real estate. If the...

Section 33-15-33. - Sale of personal property. - § 33-15-33. Sale of personal property. A limited guardian or...

Section 33-15-34. - Repealed. - § 33-15-34. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1072; G.L....

Section 33-15-35. - Investment of surplus funds — Relief from bond requirements. - § 33-15-35. Investment of surplus funds — Relief from bond...

Section 33-15-36. - Powers of limited guardian or guardian with respect to corporate stock. - § 33-15-36. Powers of limited guardian or guardian with respect...

Section 33-15-37. - Support of dependents for whom ward has no legal obligation to provide. - § 33-15-37. Support of dependents for whom ward has no...

Section 33-15-37.1. - Minimization of taxes — Estate planning. - § 33-15-37.1. Minimization of taxes — Estate planning. (a) The...

Section 33-15-38. - Powers unimpaired by §§ 33-15-37 and 33-15-37.1. - § 33-15-38. Powers unimpaired by §§ 33-15-37 and 33-15-37.1. Nothing...

Section 33-15-39. - Representation of incompetents and contingent interests in proceedings under § 33-15-37 or 33-15-37.1. - § 33-15-39. Representation of incompetents and contingent interests in proceedings...

Section 33-15-40. - Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under §§ 33-15-37 and 33-15-37.1. - § 33-15-40. Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under §§...

Section 33-15-41. - Applicability of §§ 33-15-37 — 33-15-40. - § 33-15-41. Applicability of §§ 33-15-37 — 33-15-40. The provisions...

Section 33-15-42. - Removal of property by nonresident guardian. - § 33-15-42. Removal of property by nonresident guardian. In all...

Section 33-15-43. - Order to resident guardian to deliver property to nonresident guardian. - § 33-15-43. Order to resident guardian to deliver property to...

Section 33-15-44. - Conservator for incompetent person — Disability to contract. - § 33-15-44. Conservator for incompetent person — Disability to contract....

Section 33-15-45. - Conservator’s bond and inventory — Management and accounting. - § 33-15-45. Conservator’s bond and inventory — Management and accounting....

Section 33-15-46. - Repealed. - § 33-15-46. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 126, §...

Section 33-15-47. - Forms. - § 33-15-47. Forms. The following forms shall be used for...

Chapter 33-15.1 - Guardianship of Minors

Section 33-15.1-1. - Parents as joint natural guardians — Releases. - § 33-15.1-1. Parents as joint natural guardians — Releases. (a)...

Section 33-15.1-2. - Guardianship for education — Educational advocates for children with disabilities under the care and custody of the state. - § 33-15.1-2. Guardianship for education — Educational advocates for children...

Section 33-15.1-3. - No preference between parents. - § 33-15.1-3. No preference between parents. In any proceedings or...

Section 33-15.1-4. - Power of probate court to appoint guardians. - § 33-15.1-4. Power of probate court to appoint guardians. The...

Section 33-15.1-4.1. - Repealed. - § 33-15.1-4.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 326, §...

Section 33-15.1-5. - Appointment of guardians for minors. - § 33-15.1-5. Appointment of guardians for minors. A probate court...

Section 33-15.1-6. - Appointment in lieu of guardian nominated by minor. - § 33-15.1-6. Appointment in lieu of guardian nominated by minor....

Section 33-15.1-7. - Testamentary appointment of guardian for minor children. - § 33-15.1-7. Testamentary appointment of guardian for minor children. Every...

Section 33-15.1-8. - Nonresident as guardian of minor. - § 33-15.1-8. Nonresident as guardian of minor. A nonresident shall...

Section 33-15.1-9. - Guardian of estate of nonresident. - § 33-15.1-9. Guardian of estate of nonresident. The probate court...

Section 33-15.1-10. - Notice on ward for appointment of guardian of person. - § 33-15.1-10. Notice on ward for appointment of guardian of...

Section 33-15.1-11. - Notice to spouse, children or heirs at law of ward. - § 33-15.1-11. Notice to spouse, children or heirs at law...

Section 33-15.1-12. - Expense of prosecuting or defending against petition. - § 33-15.1-12. Expense of prosecuting or defending against petition. If...

Section 33-15.1-13. - Exemption of welfare agencies from costs and bond. - § 33-15.1-13. Exemption of welfare agencies from costs and bond....

Section 33-15.1-14. - Appointment of temporary guardian. - § 33-15.1-14. Appointment of temporary guardian. The probate court for...

Section 33-15.1-15. - Tenure of temporary guardian. - § 33-15.1-15. Tenure of temporary guardian. A temporary guardian shall...

Section 33-15.1-16. - Powers of temporary guardian — Bond. - § 33-15.1-16. Powers of temporary guardian — Bond. Every temporary...

Section 33-15.1-17. - Inventory and appraisement of estate. - § 33-15.1-17. Inventory and appraisement of estate. Within thirty (30)...

Section 33-15.1-18. - Statements of claims against estate. - § 33-15.1-18. Statements of claims against estate. Creditors of a...

Section 33-15.1-19. - Demands payable in future. - § 33-15.1-19. Demands payable in future. All legal demands against...

Section 33-15.1-20. - Addresses of creditors — Affidavit to support claim. - § 33-15.1-20. Addresses of creditors — Affidavit to support claim....

Section 33-15.1-21. - Application of personal property to debts — Priority of claims. - § 33-15.1-21. Application of personal property to debts — Priority...

Section 33-15.1-22. - Application of property to debts contracted during minority. - § 33-15.1-22. Application of property to debts contracted during minority....

Section 33-15.1-23. - Sale or mortgage of real estate. - § 33-15.1-23. Sale or mortgage of real estate. If the...

Section 33-15.1-24. - Sale of personal property. - § 33-15.1-24. Sale of personal property. A guardian may make...

Section 33-15.1-25. - Notice of disallowance of claims. - § 33-15.1-25. Notice of disallowance of claims. Within thirty (30)...

Section 33-15.1-26. - Period after notice of claims disallowances during which actions barred — Amount to which creditor entitled — Service on guardian. - § 33-15.1-26. Period after notice of claims disallowances during which...

Section 33-15.1-27. - Investment of surplus funds — Relief from bond requirements. - § 33-15.1-27. Investment of surplus funds — Relief from bond...

Section 33-15.1-28. - General duties with respect to person and estate. - § 33-15.1-28. General duties with respect to person and estate....

Section 33-15.1-29. - Annual account. - § 33-15.1-29. Annual account. A guardian shall return to the...

Section 33-15.1-30. - Responsibility of guardians for education of minors. - § 33-15.1-30. Responsibility of guardians for education of minors. Guardians...

Section 33-15.1-31. - Powers of guardian with respect to corporate stock. - § 33-15.1-31. Powers of guardian with respect to corporate stock....

Section 33-15.1-32. - Support of dependents for whom ward has no legal obligation to provide. - § 33-15.1-32. Support of dependents for whom ward has no...

Section 33-15.1-33. - Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under § 33-15.1-32. - § 33-15.1-33. Appeal to supreme court from proceedings under §...

Section 33-15.1-34. - Applicability of §§ 33-15.1-32 and 33-15.1-33. - § 33-15.1-34. Applicability of §§ 33-15.1-32 and 33-15.1-33. The provisions...

Section 33-15.1-35. - Removal of property by nonresident guardian. - § 33-15.1-35. Removal of property by nonresident guardian. In all...

Section 33-15.1-36. - Order to resident guardian to deliver property to nonresident guardian. - § 33-15.1-36. Order to resident guardian to deliver property to...

Section 33-15.1-37. - Removal of guardian — Resignation. - § 33-15.1-37. Removal of guardian — Resignation. The court may...

Section 33-15.1-38. - Allowances to guardians. - § 33-15.1-38. Allowances to guardians. Probate courts are authorized to...

Section 33-15.1-39. - Action on guardian’s bond. - § 33-15.1-39. Action on guardian’s bond. If a guardian shall...

Section 33-15.1-40. - Rights of parents or guardian to have children tested for substance abuse — Admissibility of results. - § 33-15.1-40. Rights of parents or guardian to have children...

Chapter 33-15.2 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

Section 33-15.2-101. - Short title. - § 33-15.2-101. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 33-15.2-102. - Definitions. - § 33-15.2-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Adult”...

Section 33-15.2-103. - International application of chapter. - § 33-15.2-103. International application of chapter. A court of this...

Section 33-15.2-104. - Communication between courts. - § 33-15.2-104. Communication between courts. (a) A court of this...

Section 33-15.2-105. - Cooperation between courts. - § 33-15.2-105. Cooperation between courts. (a) In a guardianship or...

Section 33-15.2-106. - Taking testimony in another state. - § 33-15.2-106. Taking testimony in another state. (a) In a...

Section 33-15.2-201. - Significant connection factors. - § 33-15.2-201. Significant connection factors. Determination of whether a respondent...

Section 33-15.2-202. - Exclusive basis. - § 33-15.2-202. Exclusive basis. Section 8-9-9 entitled “general probate jurisdiction,”...

Section 33-15.2-203. - Initial jurisdiction. - § 33-15.2-203. Initial jurisdiction. In addition to the limited or...

Section 33-15.2-204. - Special cases. - § 33-15.2-204. Special cases. (a) A court of this state...

Section 33-15.2-205. - Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. - § 33-15.2-205. Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 33-15.2-206. - Declining jurisdiction if another court is a more appropriate forum. - § 33-15.2-206. Declining jurisdiction if another court is a more...

Section 33-15.2-207. - Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. - § 33-15.2-207. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. (a) If...

Section 33-15.2-208. - Notice of proceeding. - § 33-15.2-208. Notice of proceeding. If a petition for the...

Section 33-15.2-209. - Proceedings in more than one state. - § 33-15.2-209. Proceedings in more than one state. Except for...

Section 33-15.2-301. - Petition to transfer jurisdiction to another state. - § 33-15.2-301. Petition to transfer jurisdiction to another state. (a)...

Section 33-15.2-302. - Petition to accept proceeding transferred from another state. - § 33-15.2-302. Petition to accept proceeding transferred from another state....

Section 33-15.2-401. - Registration of guardianship orders. - § 33-15.2-401. Registration of guardianship orders. If a guardian has...

Section 33-15.2-402. - Registration of protective orders. - § 33-15.2-402. Registration of protective orders. If a conservator has...

Section 33-15.2-403. - Effect of registration. - § 33-15.2-403. Effect of registration. (a) Upon registration of a...

Section 33-15.2-501. - Uniformity of application and construction. - § 33-15.2-501. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and...

Section 33-15.2-502. - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. - § 33-15.2-502. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national...

Section 33-15.2-503. - Reserved. - § 33-15.2-503. Reserved. History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 210, §...

Section 33-15.2-504. - Transitional provision. - § 33-15.2-504. Transitional provision. (a) This chapter applies to guardianship...

Chapter 33-16 - Veterans’ Guardianships

Section 33-16-1. - Short title. - § 33-16-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 33-16-2. - Definitions. - § 33-16-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Administrator”...

Section 33-16-3. - Administrator as party to guardianship proceedings — Notice. - § 33-16-3. Administrator as party to guardianship proceedings — Notice....

Section 33-16-4. - Appointments governed by chapter. - § 33-16-4. Appointments governed by chapter. Whenever, pursuant to any...

Section 33-16-5. - Maximum number of wards. - § 33-16-5. Maximum number of wards. No person other than...

Section 33-16-6. - Filing of petition for appointment of guardian. - § 33-16-6. Filing of petition for appointment of guardian. A...

Section 33-16-7. - Contents of petition for appointment. - § 33-16-7. Contents of petition for appointment. The petition for...

Section 33-16-8. - Additional facts shown by petition — Selection of guardian. - § 33-16-8. Additional facts shown by petition — Selection of...

Section 33-16-9. - Rating of mental incompetence shown in petition. - § 33-16-9. Rating of mental incompetence shown in petition. In...

Section 33-16-10. - Showing of minority as evidence of necessity for guardian. - § 33-16-10. Showing of minority as evidence of necessity for...

Section 33-16-11. - Certificate of mental incompetence as evidence of necessity for guardian. - § 33-16-11. Certificate of mental incompetence as evidence of necessity...

Section 33-16-12. - Notice of petition for guardianship. - § 33-16-12. Notice of petition for guardianship. (a) Upon the...

Section 33-16-13. - Filing of bond. - § 33-16-13. Filing of bond. Upon the appointment of a...

Section 33-16-14. - Sureties on bond. - § 33-16-14. Sureties on bond. Where a bond is tendered...

Section 33-16-15. - Filing of annual account. - § 33-16-15. Filing of annual account. Every guardian, who has...

Section 33-16-16. - Exhibition of securities and investments — Filing of certificates. - § 33-16-16. Exhibition of securities and investments — Filing of...

Section 33-16-17. - Notice of proceedings to veterans administration and others. - § 33-16-17. Notice of proceedings to veterans administration and others....

Section 33-16-18. - Accounting for property other than from veterans administration. - § 33-16-18. Accounting for property other than from veterans administration....

Section 33-16-19. - Grounds for removal of guardian. - § 33-16-19. Grounds for removal of guardian. If any guardian...

Section 33-16-20. - Compensation of guardians. - § 33-16-20. Compensation of guardians. Compensation payable to guardians shall...

Section 33-16-21. - Investments. - § 33-16-21. Investments. Every guardian shall invest the surplus funds...

Section 33-16-22. - Support of persons other than ward, spouse, and children. - § 33-16-22. Support of persons other than ward, spouse, and...

Section 33-16-23. - Purchase of real estate. - § 33-16-23. Purchase of real estate. (a) The court may...

Section 33-16-24. - Certified copies of public records. - § 33-16-24. Certified copies of public records. When a copy...

Section 33-16-25. - Termination of guardianship. - § 33-16-25. Termination of guardianship. In addition to any other...

Section 33-16-26. - Commitment to federal agency for medical treatment. - § 33-16-26. Commitment to federal agency for medical treatment. Whenever,...

Section 33-16-27. - Powers of federal agencies over persons committed — Retention of jurisdiction by court. - § 33-16-27. Powers of federal agencies over persons committed —...

Section 33-16-28. - Effect of commitments by foreign courts. - § 33-16-28. Effect of commitments by foreign courts. The judgment...

Section 33-16-29. - Transfer of persons with mental illness to federal agencies. - § 33-16-29. Transfer of persons with mental illness to federal...

Section 33-16-30. - Transfer to federal agency having effect of original commitment. - § 33-16-30. Transfer to federal agency having effect of original...

Section 33-16-31. - Commitment of insane person to federal agency. - § 33-16-31. Commitment of insane person to federal agency. Upon...

Section 33-16-32. - Applicability of general laws of guardian and ward. - § 33-16-32. Applicability of general laws of guardian and ward....

Section 33-16-33. - Applicability of chapter to guardians appointed under other law. - § 33-16-33. Applicability of chapter to guardians appointed under other...

Section 33-16-34. - Uniformity of construction. - § 33-16-34. Uniformity of construction. This chapter shall be construed...

Section 33-16-35. - Severability. - § 33-16-35. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Chapter 33-17 - Bonds of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians

Section 33-17-1. - Conditions of bond. - § 33-17-1. Conditions of bond. Every executor, administrator, and guardian,...

Section 33-17-1.2. - When surety not required. - § 33-17-1.2. When surety not required. (a) No surety shall...

Section 33-17-1.3. - When surety not required for guardians. - § 33-17-1.3. When surety not required for guardians. (a) No...

Section 33-17-2. - Meaning of condition in bond of “faithful performance”. - § 33-17-2. Meaning of condition in bond of “faithful performance”....

Section 33-17-3. - Bond to pay debts, legacies, and allowances. - § 33-17-3. Bond to pay debts, legacies, and allowances. Instead...

Section 33-17-4. - Testamentary exemption from bond or surety. - § 33-17-4. Testamentary exemption from bond or surety. An order...

Section 33-17-5. - Failure to give bond as declination of trust. - § 33-17-5. Failure to give bond as declination of trust....

Section 33-17-6. - Defective bonds. - § 33-17-6. Defective bonds. An executor, administrator or guardian who...

Section 33-17-7. - Examination and approval of bond. - § 33-17-7. Examination and approval of bond. No bond required...

Section 33-17-8. - Joint fiduciaries. - § 33-17-8. Joint fiduciaries. Joint executors, administrators and guardians may...

Section 33-17-9. - Bonds payable to and suable by court — Lost bonds. - § 33-17-9. Bonds payable to and suable by court —...

Section 33-17-10. - Requiring further bond or sureties. - § 33-17-10. Requiring further bond or sureties. (a) If a...

Section 33-17-11. - Cancelation of bond — New bond. - § 33-17-11. Cancelation of bond — New bond. A probate...

Section 33-17-12. - Release of surety — New surety — Action by surety against principal. - § 33-17-12. Release of surety — New surety — Action...

Section 33-17-13. - Order to principal on bond to exhibit condition of estate. - § 33-17-13. Order to principal on bond to exhibit condition...

Section 33-17-14. - Copies of bond — Suit in name of court. - § 33-17-14. Copies of bond — Suit in name of...

Section 33-17-15. - Beneficiaries of suit on bond shown — Costs. - § 33-17-15. Beneficiaries of suit on bond shown — Costs....

Section 33-17-16. - Facts to be shown by creditor suing on bond. - § 33-17-16. Facts to be shown by creditor suing on...

Section 33-17-17. - Decree of unfaithful administration. - § 33-17-17. Decree of unfaithful administration. If any executor or...

Section 33-17-18. - Evidence in action by distributee. - § 33-17-18. Evidence in action by distributee. If the suit...

Section 33-17-19. - Hearing and judgment of forfeiture of bond. - § 33-17-19. Hearing and judgment of forfeiture of bond. Upon...

Section 33-17-20. - Execution on judgment of forfeiture. - § 33-17-20. Execution on judgment of forfeiture. Any person to...

Section 33-17-21. - Addition of parties to suit for forfeiture. - § 33-17-21. Addition of parties to suit for forfeiture. During...

Section 33-17-22. - Action on judgment for penalty. - § 33-17-22. Action on judgment for penalty. After judgment for...

Section 33-17-23. - Obligors not released by judgment on bond. - § 33-17-23. Obligors not released by judgment on bond. No...

Section 33-17-24. - Suit on bond following judgment for obligor. - § 33-17-24. Suit on bond following judgment for obligor. A...

Section 33-17-25. - Suit for benefit of all interested in estate. - § 33-17-25. Suit for benefit of all interested in estate....

Section 33-17-26. - Suit on bond for failure to inventory or account for property. - § 33-17-26. Suit on bond for failure to inventory or...

Section 33-17-27. - Judgment and execution in suit for failure to inventory or account. - § 33-17-27. Judgment and execution in suit for failure to...

Section 33-17-28. - Administration of amount recovered in suit for failure to inventory or account. - § 33-17-28. Administration of amount recovered in suit for failure...

Section 33-17-29. - Consolidation of suits against joint fiduciaries — Execution. - § 33-17-29. Consolidation of suits against joint fiduciaries — Execution....

Chapter 33-18 - Decedents’ and Incompetents’ Estates Generally

Section 33-18-1. - Publication of qualification of fiduciary — Statement filed by clerk. - § 33-18-1. Publication of qualification of fiduciary — Statement filed...

Section 33-18-2. - General grounds for removal of fiduciary. - § 33-18-2. General grounds for removal of fiduciary. Whenever an...

Section 33-18-3. - Citation in action to remove fiduciary. - § 33-18-3. Citation in action to remove fiduciary. Whenever complaint...

Section 33-18-4. - Resignation of fiduciary. - § 33-18-4. Resignation of fiduciary. Whenever an executor, administrator, or...

Section 33-18-5. - Appointment of new fiduciary — Powers of survivors — New bond. - § 33-18-5. Appointment of new fiduciary — Powers of survivors...

Section 33-18-6. - Transfer of records and property to successor fiduciary — Action on bond. - § 33-18-6. Transfer of records and property to successor fiduciary...

Section 33-18-7. - Continuation of actions by or against successor fiduciary. - § 33-18-7. Continuation of actions by or against successor fiduciary....

Section 33-18-8. - Judgment against fiduciary in continuation of action by or against decedent. - § 33-18-8. Judgment against fiduciary in continuation of action by...

Section 33-18-9. - Appointment of agent by nonresident fiduciary. - § 33-18-9. Appointment of agent by nonresident fiduciary. Every executor,...

Section 33-18-10. - Appointment of agent by fiduciary removing from state. - § 33-18-10. Appointment of agent by fiduciary removing from state....

Section 33-18-11. - Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary’s agent from state. - § 33-18-11. Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary’s agent from...

Section 33-18-12. - Revocation of power of fiduciary’s agent. - § 33-18-12. Revocation of power of fiduciary’s agent. The power...

Section 33-18-13. - Removal of fiduciary for failure to appoint agent. - § 33-18-13. Removal of fiduciary for failure to appoint agent....

Section 33-18-14. - Service of process on fiduciary’s agent. - § 33-18-14. Service of process on fiduciary’s agent. Service of...

Section 33-18-15. - Exercise of power of sale in mortgage. - § 33-18-15. Exercise of power of sale in mortgage. In...

Section 33-18-16. - Abandonment or adjustment of controversies. - § 33-18-16. Abandonment or adjustment of controversies. The probate court...

Section 33-18-17. - Action in name of estate prosecuted by interested person. - § 33-18-17. Action in name of estate prosecuted by interested...

Section 33-18-18. - Intervention in proceedings by or against estate. - § 33-18-18. Intervention in proceedings by or against estate. If...

Section 33-18-19. - Costs and expenses in proceeding prosecuted or intervened in by interested person. - § 33-18-19. Costs and expenses in proceeding prosecuted or intervened...

Section 33-18-20. - Compromise of actions prosecuted or defended by interested persons — Property recovered. - § 33-18-20. Compromise of actions prosecuted or defended by interested...

Section 33-18-21. - Recording of documents in court. - § 33-18-21. Recording of documents in court. Any paper or...

Section 33-18-22. - Release by good faith delivery of property under court order. - § 33-18-22. Release by good faith delivery of property under...

Section 33-18-23. - Bona fide transfer of property to executor, administrator, or guardian. - § 33-18-23. Bona fide transfer of property to executor, administrator,...

Section 33-18-24. - Transfer of corporate securities and mortgages by foreign fiduciary. - § 33-18-24. Transfer of corporate securities and mortgages by foreign...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure

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Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure