§ 33-2-1 Short title
§ 33-2-2 Presumption of survivorship as to each decedent
§ 33-2-3 Successive beneficiaries dying simultaneously
§ 33-2-4 Joint tenants or tenants by entirety dying simultaneously
§ 33-2-5 Insurance policies
§ 33-2-6 Chapter not retroactive
§ 33-2-7 Chapter inapplicable where other provisions made
§ 33-2-8 Uniformity of construction
§ 33-2-9 Severability
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-2 - Simultaneous Deaths

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6