Foster Probate Statistics

Use this city or town view to check filing-fee patterns, e-filing access, and timing signals before you rely on a probate cost estimate or start preparing a petition.

Published: January 15, 2026Updated: August 2, 2026Data quality: Medium

What This City or Town Snapshot Covers

This page is meant to answer the fast operational questions first: what the city or town charges to open common probate proceedings, whether e-filing is available, how long creditor claims may run, and where to verify the court record.

Fee Rows Captured

E-Filing Available

6 mo

Creditor Claim Period

Medium

Data Quality

Official Sources to Verify

City or Town Fee Schedule

Check the live filing-fee source before relying on a city or town average or cached amount.

Court Forms or Filing Portal

Review the city or town or court forms page tied to this probate workflow.

Case Search

Use the city or town case-search tool when you need live docket or estate-case status information. Search results may not include every probate record.

Rhode Island runs NO statewide probate case search: probate is municipal under § 8-9-9 and each of the 39 cities and towns keeps its own docket. Foster publishes no online probate index; its Probate Court page states in its own words that 'All Records are Public' and covers information on estates, changes of name, guardianships and wills for registry. The town's separate land-records portal indexes land evidence only, back to Book 63 and 1 December 1993. For a probate file, contact the Probate Clerk at (401) 392-9200, or use the Town Hall vault, which the town says is open to the public without appointment Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Probate Court Website

Go straight to the Probate Court website for clerk notices and local instructions.

Filing Fee Schedule

Opening Fee Rate Percent	$1
Minimum Fee	$34
Maximum Fee	$1,504
Certificate Of Appointment Fee	$5
Copies Per Page	$1.5
Certification Fee	$3
Flat Fee Amount	$30
Formal Administration	$34
Petition for Probate	$34
Small Estate Affidavit	$34
Statutory Minimum Fee	$30
Statutory Maximum Fee	$1,500
Historical Records Assessment	$4
Flat Petition Fee	$34
Small Estate Total With Certificate	$39
Municipal Published Minimum Filing Fee	$34
Municipal Advertising Fee	$150

Filing Options

in person

mail

Filing Deadlines

Creditor Claim Period6 months

Probate Court Information

Foster Probate Court

Foster Town Hall, 181 Howard Hill Road, Foster, RI 02825

Phone: (401) 392-9200

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed Friday.

Probate Court Website →

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Foster probate fees on this page the full cost of the case?

Not necessarily. Filing fees are only one part of probate cost. Publication charges, certified copies, appraisal expenses, attorney fees, and other estate-administration costs may still apply.

What does e-filing status mean for Foster probate cases?

E-filing status tells you whether the county accepts online filing and, when available in the dataset, whether attorneys are required to use it. "Not verified" means the county dataset does not record filing methods either way. In every case, check the current clerk instructions before filing.

Why might a fee or deadline be missing?

Some counties publish fees in fragmented schedules, update procedures without a clean machine-readable source, or handle certain deadlines in local instructions rather than a simple statewide field. Use the county reference page and Probate Court website to verify anything missing.

Information current as of August 2, 2026

Settled Estate is not a law firm, and this content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Probate laws and procedures in Rhode Island can change. Consult with a qualified attorney for advice specific to your situation. Full disclaimer.