§ 33-5-1 Definitions
§ 33-5-2 Testamentary capacity – Property subject to will
§ 33-5-3 Repealed
§ 33-5-4 Nomination of guardian by will
§ 33-5-5 Execution of will – Acknowledgment and attestation
§ 33-5-6 Persons in military service – Sailors
§ 33-5-7 Wills conforming to laws of other states
§ 33-5-8 Conformation to law at time of execution
§ 33-5-9 Revocation of will by marriage
§ 33-5-9.1 Revocation of provision in will for divorced spouse
§ 33-5-10 Methods of revoking will
§ 33-5-11 Alteration of circumstances
§ 33-5-12 Wills prior to 1896
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 33-5 - Execution and Revocation of Wills

  • Bequeath: To gift property by will.
  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testatrix: The female counterpart of a testator.