Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts
Chapter 8-9 - Probate Courts

Section 8-9-1, 8-9-2. - Repealed. - § 8-9-1, 8-9-2. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, ch. 35;...

Section 8-9-2.1. - Probate judges — Qualifications. - § 8-9-2.1. Probate judges — Qualifications. No person shall be...

Section 8-9-2.2. - New Shoreham town council as probate court. - § 8-9-2.2. New Shoreham town council as probate court. The...

Section 8-9-2.3. - Probate judge in town where council sits as probate court. - § 8-9-2.3. Probate judge in town where council sits as...

Section 8-9-3. - Providence probate court. - § 8-9-3. Providence probate court. The probate court of the...

Section 8-9-4. - Election and powers of probate judge. - § 8-9-4. Election and powers of probate judge. The town...

Section 8-9-5. - Disqualification or inability of probate judge. - § 8-9-5. Disqualification or inability of probate judge. Unless otherwise...

Section 8-9-6. - Town or city clerk as clerk of court. - § 8-9-6. Town or city clerk as clerk of court....

Section 8-9-7. - Duties of probate clerk. - § 8-9-7. Duties of probate clerk. The probate clerk shall...

Section 8-9-8. - Clerk pro tempore in absence of probate clerk. - § 8-9-8. Clerk pro tempore in absence of probate clerk....

Section 8-9-9. - General probate jurisdiction. - § 8-9-9. General probate jurisdiction. Every probate court shall have...

Section 8-9-10. - Appointment and supervision of temporary custodians of decedents’ estates. - § 8-9-10. Appointment and supervision of temporary custodians of decedents’...

Section 8-9-11. - Power to take probate and grant administration of decedents’ estates. - § 8-9-11. Power to take probate and grant administration of...

Section 8-9-12. - Payment of legacies. - § 8-9-12. Payment of legacies. Probate courts may determine all...

Section 8-9-13. - Revocation or modification of warrants and commissions. - § 8-9-13. Revocation or modification of warrants and commissions. Any...

Section 8-9-14. - Revocation or modification of orders or decrees. - § 8-9-14. Revocation or modification of orders or decrees. Any...

Section 8-9-15. - Annulment of probate of will. - § 8-9-15. Annulment of probate of will. When it shall...

Section 8-9-16. - Confirmation of prior acts and proceedings. - § 8-9-16. Confirmation of prior acts and proceedings. When the...

Section 8-9-17. - Power to summon and receive evidence. - § 8-9-17. Power to summon and receive evidence. Any probate...

Section 8-9-17.1. - Subpoenas issued by other officials. - § 8-9-17.1. Subpoenas issued by other officials. Justices of the...

Section 8-9-18. - Judicial aid in taking possession of property of estates. - § 8-9-18. Judicial aid in taking possession of property of...

Section 8-9-19. - Expense of commitment for failure to deliver property of estate. - § 8-9-19. Expense of commitment for failure to deliver property...

Section 8-9-20. - Right to counsel of person suspected of withholding property. - § 8-9-20. Right to counsel of person suspected of withholding...

Section 8-9-21. - Contempt of court — Habeas corpus. - § 8-9-21. Contempt of court — Habeas corpus. Every probate...

Section 8-9-22. - Presumption of death from sea disaster. - § 8-9-22. Presumption of death from sea disaster. If a...

Section 8-9-23. - Missing person — Presumption of death. - § 8-9-23. Missing person — Presumption of death. If a...