§ 33-18-1 Publication of qualification of fiduciary – Statement filed by clerk
§ 33-18-2 General grounds for removal of fiduciary
§ 33-18-3 Citation in action to remove fiduciary
§ 33-18-4 Resignation of fiduciary
§ 33-18-5 Appointment of new fiduciary – Powers of survivors – New bond
§ 33-18-6 Transfer of records and property to successor fiduciary – Action on bond
§ 33-18-7 Continuation of actions by or against successor fiduciary
§ 33-18-8 Judgment against fiduciary in continuation of action by or against decedent
§ 33-18-9 Appointment of agent by nonresident fiduciary
§ 33-18-10 Appointment of agent by fiduciary removing from state
§ 33-18-11 Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary’s agent from state
§ 33-18-12 Revocation of power of fiduciary’s agent
§ 33-18-13 Removal of fiduciary for failure to appoint agent
§ 33-18-14 Service of process on fiduciary’s agent
§ 33-18-15 Exercise of power of sale in mortgage
§ 33-18-16 Abandonment or adjustment of controversies
§ 33-18-17 Action in name of estate prosecuted by interested person
§ 33-18-18 Intervention in proceedings by or against estate
§ 33-18-19 Costs and expenses in proceeding prosecuted or intervened in by interested person
§ 33-18-20 Compromise of actions prosecuted or defended by interested persons – Property recovered
§ 33-18-21 Recording of documents in court
§ 33-18-22 Release by good faith delivery of property under court order
§ 33-18-23 Bona fide transfer of property to executor, administrator, or guardian
§ 33-18-24 Transfer of corporate securities and mortgages by foreign fiduciary
§ 33-18-25 Payment of debt or delivery of property to foreign fiduciary
§ 33-18-26 Action by foreign executor or administrator – Prerequisites
§ 33-18-27 Perpetuation by fiduciary of evidence of payments and delivery – Final discharge
§ 33-18-28 Decree ratifying payment or delivery by fiduciary without order
§ 33-18-29 Deposit of unclaimed funds in court – Payment by court
§ 33-18-30 Delivery of funds, securities, or instruments into court for which fiduciary cannot give proper discharge
§ 33-18-31 Hearing and decree on funds, securities, or instruments for which fiduciary cannot give proper discharge – Costs and expenses – Payment or delivery by court
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-18 - Decedents' and Incompetents' Estates Generally

  • 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.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • 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.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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