§ 33-9-1 Return of inventory of estate
§ 33-9-2 Wearing apparel
§ 33-9-3 Emblements of lands
§ 33-9-4 Appraisal of property
§ 33-9-5 Debts owed by executor to decedent
§ 33-9-6 Marking and care of decedent’s grave
§ 33-9-7 Continuation of decedent’s business
§ 33-9-8 Redemption or sale of incumbered property
§ 33-9-9 Real estate mortgages as personal property
§ 33-9-10 Sale of mortgage and debt
§ 33-9-11 Taking possession of property by mortgage
§ 33-9-12 Possession and sale of property taken through mortgage
§ 33-9-13 Redemption of mortgaged property from executor or administrator
§ 33-9-14 Authority of executor or administrator to borrow
§ 33-9-15 Purposes for which borrowing authorized
§ 33-9-16 Effect of borrowing by executor or administrator
§ 33-9-17 Lender not liable for loss or misapplication
§ 33-9-18 Authority to lend, invest, vote, and protect investments
§ 33-9-19 General powers of executor or administrator unaffected
§ 33-9-20 Representation of contingent interests and persons non sui juris
§ 33-9-21 Appeals to supreme court
§ 33-9-22 Validity of acts by executor or administrator subsequently removed – Validity of purchases from devisees, legatees, or heirs
§ 33-9-23 Master’s deed to convey decedent’s property to party entitled to specific performance
§ 33-9-24 Continuation of actions by or against decedent
§ 33-9-25 Substitution and execution by successor administrator
§ 33-9-26 Liability of executor in own wrong
§ 33-9-27 Personal liability of executor or administrator for debts of estate
§ 33-9-28 Civil action with suggestion of waste
§ 33-9-29 Descent or distribution of real estate to be recorded
§ 33-9-30 Donation of conservation easement
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-9 - Collection and Management of Decedents' Estates

  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • 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.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • 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.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8