Rhode Island § 33-13-19 § 33-13-19. Liability to creditor for amount payable by insolvent heir, devisee or other — Restriction to amount received from estate.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-13-19 — § 33-13-19. Liability to creditor for amount payable by insolvent heir, devisee or other — Restriction to amount received from estate.

Rhode Island § 33-13-19

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-13Legacies, Devises, and Inheritance

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-13-19 (2026).

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§ 33-13-19. Liability to creditor for amount payable by insolvent heir, devisee or other — Restriction
               to amount received from estate.
If an heir, devisee or other person who was originally liable with others for the
            claim is insolvent, unable to pay his or her proportion thereof, or beyond reach of
            process, the others shall be liable to the creditor for the whole amount of his or
            her claim; but no one shall be compelled to pay more than the amount received by him
            or her from the estate of the deceased.
         

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§ 33-13-19. Liability to creditor for amount payable by insolvent heir, devisee or other — Restriction to amount received from estate.

If an heir, devisee or other person who was originally liable with others for the claim is insolvent, unable to pay his or her proportion thereof, or beyond reach of process, the others shall be liable to the creditor for the whole amount of his or her claim; but no one shall be compelled to pay more than the amount received by him or her from the estate of the deceased.