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Rhode Island probate accounting: the 90-day inventory, a PC-7.1 account or a PC-7.3 affidavit, and the § 44-23-36 tax clearance the court needs to allow it.
Rhode Island requires a probate bond from every executor, administrator and guardian under R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-17-1. A will can excuse only the surety.
How probate works in Rhode Island: the 39 city and town Probate Courts, the six-month creditor window, the statewide 1 percent filing fee, and every deadline.
Rhode Island probate deadlines in order: the 90-day inventory, the six-month creditor window from first publication, and the nine-month estate tax statement.
Rhode Island law lets a fiduciary settle an estate alone. R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-11(4) says so, the PC forms are free, and the court fee is $34 to $1,504.
How a Rhode Island revocable living trust works without a Uniform Trust Code: validity under § 18-4-27, funding the deed, and the pour-over will.
Rhode Island keeps the house out of the probate inventory, so Form RI-706 is where an inherited property's date-of-death value gets written down.
Rhode Island gives a surviving spouse a life estate under § 33-25-2, a $150,000 set-off under § 33-1-6, and a chapter 33-28 elective share.
Rhode Island trust administration for a successor trustee: the 30-day § 44-23-2 statement, prudent investor duties, and the affidavit of trust you record.
A Rhode Island will contest is a de novo appeal to the superior court under R.I. Gen. Laws 33-23-1, on a 20-day and a 30-day clock no court can extend.
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