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RI Gen L § 33-6-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|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 consumed by use.When a testator shall by will bequeath the use for life or for a term of years of any livestock, provisions, wearing apparel, or other personal property, which will necessarily be consumed by using, the bequest shall give to the legatee an absolute estate in the property so bequeathed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 44; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 44; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 44; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 43; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-16.
RI Gen L § 33-6-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-17 - General devises and bequests.

§ 33-6-17. General devises and bequests.A general devise of the real estate of the testator, or of the real estate of the testator in any place or in the occupation of any person mentioned in his or her will, or otherwise described in a general manner, shall be construed to include any real estate or any real estate to which the description shall extend, as the case may be, which he or she may have power to appoint in any manner he or she may think proper, and shall operate as an execution of such power, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will. In like manner, a bequest of the personal estate of the testator or any bequest of personal property described in a general manner shall be construed to include any personal estate or any personal estate to which the description shall extend, as the case may be, which he or she may have power to appoint in any manner he or she may think proper, and shall operate as an execution of such power, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-17.
RI Gen L § 33-6-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-18 - Devise of lands of which testator is not seised.

§ 33-6-18. Devise of lands of which testator is not seised.When a person devises lands of which he or she is not seised, but in which he or she has a right of entry, or when a testator after making a will is disseised of lands devised by the will, the lands shall nevertheless pass to the devisee in like manner as they would have descended to the testator's heirs if he or she had died intestate; and the devisee shall have the like remedy for the recovery of the land as the heirs might have had.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-18.
RI Gen L § 33-6-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-19 - Substitution of issue for beneficiary predeceasing testator.

§ 33-6-19. Substitution of issue for beneficiary predeceasing testator.When any person to whom any real or personal estate shall be devised or bequeathed for any estate or interest not determinable at or before the death of that person, shall die in the lifetime of the testator, leaving issue, and any issue of that person shall be living at the time of the death of the testator, such devise or bequest shall not lapse, but shall take effect and operate as a devise or bequest from the testator to that issue, in such proportions as the estate of the devisee or legatee would go to them had he or she died intestate immediately after the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 31; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-19.
RI Gen L § 33-6-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-20 - Devisee or legatee predeceased without issue.

§ 33-6-20. Devisee or legatee predeceased without issue.Unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will, such real estate or interest therein as shall be comprised or intended to be comprised in any devise contained in the will, which shall fail or be void by reason of the death of the devisee in the lifetime of the testator without leaving issue of the devisee living at the time of the testator's death, or by reason of the devise being contrary to law or otherwise incapable of taking effect, shall be included in the residuary devise, if any, contained in the will. If a residuary devisee or legatee dies before the testator without leaving issue living at the time of the testator's death, and if there be other residuary devisees or legatees named in the will in the same residuary clause, the other residuary devisees or legatees named in that clause, whether a class or not, shall take at the testator's death the share of the residuary devisee or legatee so dying in like proportions as their shares bear one to another as expressed in the will under the residuary clause.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-20.
RI Gen L § 33-6-21, 33-6-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-21, 33-6-22 - Repealed.

§ 33-6-21, 33-6-22. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, §§ 12, 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, §§ 12, 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, §§ 12, 21; P.L. 1942, ch. 1119, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 25, effective July 5, 1995.
RI Gen L § 33-6-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-23 - Pretermitted issue.

§ 33-6-23. Pretermitted issue.When a testator omits to provide in his or her will for any child of his or hers born after the execution of his or her will, either during his or her lifetime or after his or her death, or for any issue of a deceased child of his or hers dying after the execution of his or her will, or for any issue born after the execution of his or her will of a deceased child of his or hers dying before the will's execution, that child or issue shall take the same share of the testator's estate as that child or issue would have been entitled to if the testator had died intestate, unless it appears that the omission was intentional and not occasioned by accident or mistake. The term "will", as used in this section, shall be deemed to include the testator's will and all codicils thereto effective at the testator's death; and the term "the execution of his or her will" shall be deemed, in a case in which there is a codicil or codicils, to refer to the execution of the latest codicil effective at the testator's death.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, §§ 22, 23; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, §§ 22, 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, §§ 22, 23; P.L. 1931, ch. 1754, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-23.
RI Gen L § 33-6-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-24 - Apportionment of share taken by pretermitted child.

§ 33-6-24. Apportionment of share taken by pretermitted child.When a posthumous child, or a child, or the issue of a child, omitted in the will, takes under the provisions of § 33-6-23 a portion of the estate of a testator, that portion shall be taken equally from all the devisees and legatees in proportion to the value of what they respectively receive under the will, unless in consequence of a specific devise or legacy, or of some other provision of the will, a different apportionment is found necessary in order to give effect to the testator's intention regarding that part of his or her estate which passes by his or her will.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 24; P.L. 1931, ch. 1754, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-24.
RI Gen L § 33-6-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-25 - Repealed.

§ 33-6-25. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 25; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 24; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 25, effective July 5. 1995.
RI Gen L § 33-6-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-26 - Intent of testator as to apportionment of debts.

§ 33-6-26. Intent of testator as to apportionment of debts.In case the testator, by making a specific devise or bequest, has virtually exempted a devisee or legatee from liability to contribute with the others for the payment of debts, or if by any other provisions in his or her will he or she has prescribed or required an appropriation of his or her estate different from that prescribed in § 33-6-25, his or her property shall be appropriated and applied in conformity with the will, so far as such appropriation and application can be made without affecting the liability of his or her whole estate for the payment of his or her debts and the charges of settling his or her estate.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 26; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-26.
RI Gen L § 33-6-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-27 - Contribution by pretermitted issue to payment of debts.

§ 33-6-27. Contribution by pretermitted issue to payment of debts.When a posthumous child, or a child, or the issue of a child, omitted in the testator's will, takes under § 33-6-23 a portion of the estate of a testator, that portion of the estate shall, for all purposes of §§ 33-6-25 and 33-6-26, be considered as if it had been devised or bequeathed to that child or other descendant; and he or she shall be bound to contribute with the devisees and legatees, and shall be entitled to claim contribution from them, as provided in §§ 33-6-25 and 33-6-26.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 27; P.L. 1931, ch. 1754, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-27.
RI Gen L § 33-6-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|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 for debts.When a person liable to contribute according to the provisions of §§ 33-6-25 to 33-6-27 is insolvent or unable to pay his or her just proportion of the contribution required, the other persons liable to contribute shall be severally liable for the loss occasioned by the insolvency, each one in proportion to the value of the property received by him or her from the estate of the deceased; and if a person so liable dies without having paid his or her proportion, his or her executors and administrators shall be liable therefor in like manner as if it had been his or her proper debt and to the extent to which he or she would have been liable if living.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-28.
RI Gen L § 33-6-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-29 - Repealed.

§ 33-6-29. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 28; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 25, effective July 5, 1995.
RI Gen L § 33-6-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-30 - Partial intestacy.

§ 33-6-30. Partial intestacy.All real and personal property, not devised or bequeathed in the last will and testament of any person shall be distributed in the same manner as if the person had died intestate.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-30.
RI Gen L § 33-6-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-31 - Passage of title by will - Recording.

§ 33-6-31. Passage of title by will — Recording.Title to real or personal property shall pass by will when the will has been finally proved; provided, however, that title to real estate situated in any town or city of this state other than that in which the will is proved shall not pass by will for the purpose of conveyance by the devisee until, in addition to probate, a copy of the will as proved, duly certified by the probate clerk, is recorded in the records of land evidence in that other town or city. Any foreign will shall be recorded as provided in §§ 33-7-18 — 33-7-22, and when finally allowed, shall operate to pass title to all lands in that town or city where the will is duly recorded, and in any other town or city in which a duly certified copy thereof has been recorded in the records of land evidence in that town or city and not otherwise; provided, however, that when any will is duly proved, or proved and recorded, title to lands as devised thereby shall relate back to the date of the death of the testator.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 42; C. P. A. 1905, § 1140; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 42; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-31.
RI Gen L § 33-6-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-32 - Filing of original wills.

§ 33-6-32. Filing of original wills.Original wills shall be kept on file in the probate court where they were proved, and shall only be taken from the files by order of the court or under the provisions of statutes now or hereafter in force.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 43; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 43; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 43; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 42; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-32.
RI Gen L § 33-6-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-6 - Proof and Construction of Wills|Section 33-6-33 - Gifts to trustee of existing trust.

§ 33-6-33. Gifts to trustee of existing trust.A devise, bequest, or appointment in a will validly executed under the provisions of this chapter may be made in form or substance to the trustee or trustees of a trust in writing executed by the testator or any other person or persons prior to and in existence at the time of the execution of the will, and identified in the will, whatever the size or character of the corpus of the trust (including an unfounded life insurance trust, although the settlor has reserved any or all rights of ownership in the insurance policies). A devise, bequest, or appointment shall not be invalid because the trust is amendable or revocable, or both, by the settlor or any other person or persons; nor because the trust instrument or any amendment thereto was not executed in the manner required for wills; nor because the trust was amended after the execution of the will. Unless the will provides otherwise, the property so devised, bequeathed or appointed shall not be deemed held under a testamentary trust, but shall become and be a part of the principal of the trust to which it is given to be administered and disposed of in accordance with the terms and provisions of the trust to which it is given, including any amendments, as it appears in writing at the death of the testator. In the event of complete termination of the trust prior to the testator's death, the devise or bequest shall lapse and the appointment fail unless the will directs otherwise.History of Section.G.L., § 33-6-33, as enacted by P.L. 1959, ch. 74, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-7-1 - 33-7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|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, §§ 781-784; G.L. 1909, ch. 310, §§ 1-4; G.L. 1923, ch. 361, §§ 1-4; G.L. 1938, ch. 572, §§ 1-4; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1977, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 324, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2008, ch. 306, § 1, effective December 31, 2008.
RI Gen L § 33-7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-7 - Custody and Probate of Wills|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 deliver into court.(a) Every person, other than a probate clerk, who has custody of a will shall, within thirty (30) days after notice of the death of the testator, deliver the will into the probate court which has jurisdiction of the probate thereof, or to the executors named in the will, who shall themselves deliver it into court within thirty (30) days after they receive the will; and if any executor or other person neglects, without reasonable cause, to deliver a will, after being duly cited for that purpose by the court, he or she may be adjudged to be in contempt and may be committed therefor to the adult correctional institutions and shall remain there until he or she delivers the will to the court; and he or she shall be further liable, to any party aggrieved, for the damage sustained by reason of the neglect.(b) Provided further, that a fiduciary nominated in a will may deliver such will to the probate court with an affidavit containing the following information, representations, and documentation:(1) The date of death of the decedent accompanied by a certified copy of the decedent's death certificate;(2) A representative that the funeral bill of the decedent has been paid, accompanied by a receipt therefor;(3) The names and addresses of the heirs-at-law of the decedent at the decedent's date of death; and(4) A representation that the affiant has received no notice of the issuance of letters testamentary or letters of administration regarding the estate of the decedent, and that there are no assets of the decedent subject to probate. Upon receipt of such will and affidavit the probate clerk, upon being paid a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), shall receive and keep the will and accompanying affidavit and shall give a receipt of the deposit thereof.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 785; G.L. 1909, ch. 310, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 361, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 572, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-7-5; P.L. 1998, ch. 448, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 5.
RI Gen L § 33-7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-7 - Custody and Probate of Wills|Section 33-7-6 - Investigation of alleged concealment of will.

§ 33-7-6. Investigation of alleged concealment of will.Upon complaint under oath, made to a probate court, by a person claiming to be interested in the estate of a person deceased against any one suspected of retaining, concealing, or conspiring with others to retain or conceal a will or testamentary instrument of the deceased, the court may cite the suspected person to appear before it and be examined under oath about the complaint. Upon examination, all interrogatories and answers shall be in writing, signed by the party examined, and shall be filed in the court. If the person cited refuses to appear and submit to examination, or to answer the interrogatories that are lawfully propounded to him or her, or to obey any lawful order of the court, he or she may be adjudged to be in contempt and may be committed to the adult correctional institutions, there to remain until he or she submits to the order of court. On the complaint, the court may, in its discretion, award costs to be paid by either party, and may issue execution therefor.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 786; G.L. 1909, ch. 310, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 361, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 572, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-7-6.
RI Gen L § 33-7-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-7 - Custody and Probate of Wills|Section 33-7-7 - Penalty for theft, destruction, or concealment of will.

§ 33-7-7. Penalty for theft, destruction, or concealment of will.Any person who shall either during the life of the testator or after his or her death steal or for any fraudulent purpose destroy or conceal any will or other testamentary instrument, either before or after probate, shall be imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for a term of not more than five (5) years, and in any complaint, information, or indictment for the offense it shall not be necessary to allege that the will, codicil, or other instrument is the property of any person or that it is of any value.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 789; G.L. 1909, ch. 310, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 361, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 572, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-7-7.
RI Gen L § 33-7-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-7 - Custody and Probate of Wills|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 testaments in the possession of the probate courts.The several city and town probate courts within the state are hereby authorized and directed to return all documents in their possession intended as last wills and testaments and accepted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as follows:(1) A notice, by certified mail, shall be sent to each testator, and/or person designated to receive the will upon death, including the drafting attorney, if known, at the last known address of each, indicating that the probate courts are no longer required to maintain custody of such documents and that the documents are available for return upon execution of the appropriate receipt.(2) The probate courts shall not be required to retain further possession of such documents for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months following the issuance of the certified mail notice.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 306, § 2.
RI Gen L § 33-7-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-7 - Custody and Probate of Wills|Section 33-7-8 - Proof of will of nonresident.

§ 33-7-8. Proof of will of nonresident.The will, duly executed, of any person who resides outside the state at the time of his or her death, may be proved before the probate court of any town where any property is situated upon which the will may operate.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 788; G.L. 1909, ch. 310, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 361, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 572, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 33-7-8.
RI Gen L § 33-7-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-7 - Custody and Probate of Wills|Section 33-7-9 - Notice to executors of petition for probate.

§ 33-7-9. Notice to executors of petition for probate.If any of the executors named in a will are not parties to a petition for probate, the clerk of the probate court, upon probate of the will, shall forthwith notify by mail the executors who are not parties and whose post office addresses are known or can be ascertained.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 816; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 571, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 33-7-9.