(a)  Every probate court shall, before proceeding, give notice to all parties known to be interested in the following cases:

(1)  In the granting of letters of administration.

(2)  In the probate of a will.

(3)  In the appointment or approval of a conservator or guardian.

(4)  In any complaint for the removal of an executor, administrator, conservator, or guardian.

(5)  In the making of any decree upon the account of an executor, conservator, or guardian.

(6)  In any petition of an executor, administrator, conservator, or guardian for leave to sell real estate of the testator, intestate, or ward.

(7)  In setting off and allowing real estate in fee, or the proceeds of sale thereof, to a widow or surviving husband.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-22-7

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

(b)  Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to limit the court’s discretion to order whatever notice it considers appropriate given the circumstances of the matter before it and whose interests may be affected by the court’s action.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 765; G.L. 1909, ch. 309, § 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1260, § 1; P.L. 1918, ch. 1640, § 7; P.L. 1919, ch. 1787, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 360, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 571, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 33-22-7; P.L. 1992, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 351, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 398, § 2.