§ 33-22-1 Petitions in writing and signed – Notice to institution of petition concerning deceased inmate
§ 33-22-2 Contents of petition for probate or administration
§ 33-22-3 Notice given by petitioner on filing of petition and hearing
§ 33-22-4 Repealed
§ 33-22-5 Waiver of notice
§ 33-22-6 Additional notice given – Failure to comply
§ 33-22-7 Proceedings in which notice given by court
§ 33-22-8 Repealed
§ 33-22-9 Notice of account containing credit for sale or mortgage of real estate
§ 33-22-10 Notice in discretion of court
§ 33-22-11 Notice by advertisement
§ 33-22-12 Notice by service or mail
§ 33-22-13 Advertisement in foreign language newspaper or other notice
§ 33-22-14 Findings of court as to notice
§ 33-22-15 Dispensation with notice by assent of parties
§ 33-22-16 Probate forms
§ 33-22-17 Representation of unborn, unascertained, and incompetent persons
§ 33-22-18 Administration of oaths
§ 33-22-19 Repealed
§ 33-22-19.1 Record of probate court proceedings
§ 33-22-19.2 Hearings in probate courts – Evidence and discovery
§ 33-22-20 Deposit of money paid into registry
§ 33-22-21 Fees enumerated – Hearing date to be noted on receipt
§ 33-22-22 Fees excused on veterans’ guardianships
§ 33-22-23 Repealed
§ 33-22-24 Repealed
§ 33-22-25 Payment of fees into local treasury – Power to provide for fixed salaries
§ 33-22-26 Cost and fees in contested and appealed cases – Persons deemed parties of record
§ 33-22-27 Execution for cost and fees
§ 33-22-28 Name change
§ 33-22-29 Local rules of probate court
§ 33-22-30 Probate court docket and special sessions
§ 33-22-31 Form of order and decree
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-22 - Practice in Probate Courts

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Ancillary administration: Probate administration of property (usually real property) owned in a State other than the one in which the decedent had his (her) principal residence at the time of death.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • justice of the peace: include warden of the peace and the words "district court" include warden's court. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-14
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • 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.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8