Rhode Island General Laws 33-23-18. Affirmance, reversal, or entry of new decree
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The superior court may, upon appeal, affirm or reverse, in whole or in part, any order or decree of a probate court, and may enter such decrees as the probate court ought to have entered and may remand the case for further proceedings, with or without instructions, to the probate court.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 812; G.L. 1909, ch. 311, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 362, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 573, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 33-23-18; P.L. 1996, ch. 110, § 13.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-23-18
- 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.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.