Rhode Island § 33-13-16 § 33-13-16. Liability of estate of heir, next of kin, devisee, or legatee for creditor's claim.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-13-16 — § 33-13-16. Liability of estate of heir, next of kin, devisee, or legatee for creditor's claim.

Rhode Island § 33-13-16

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-13Legacies, Devises, and Inheritance

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-13-16 (2026).

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§ 33-13-16. Liability of estate of heir, next of kin, devisee, or legatee for creditor's claim.
If an heir, next of kin, devisee, or legatee dies, without having paid his or her
            just proportion of the claim, his or her estate shall be liable therefor, as for his
            or her own debt, to the extent to which he or she would have been liable if living.
         

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