Rhode Island Statutes
§ 33-1-5 — § 33-1-5. Life estate descending to spouse.
Rhode Island § 33-1-5
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Bluebook
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-1-5 (2026).
Text
§ 33-1-5. Life estate descending to spouse.
Whenever the intestate dies and leaves a surviving spouse, the real estate of the intestate shall descend and pass to the surviving spouse for his or her natural life. The provisions of §§ 33-1-1 and 33-1-2 shall be subject to the provisions of this section and § 33-1-6.
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Legislative History
G.L., ch. 316, § 4, as enacted by P.L. 1919, ch. 1787, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 367, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 567, § 4; P.L. 1944, ch. 1421, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-1-5; P.L. 2014, ch. 260, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 312, § 1.
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§ 33-1-12
§ 33-1-12. Intestate estate.§ 33-1-13
§ 33-1-13. Survivorship.§ 33-1-9
§ 33-1-9. Repealed.§ 33-1.1-1
§ 33-1.1-1. Definitions.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Rhode Island § 33-1-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ri/33-1-5.