Rhode Island § 33-18-23 § 33-18-23. Bona fide transfer of property to executor, administrator, or guardian.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-18-23 — § 33-18-23. Bona fide transfer of property to executor, administrator, or guardian.

Rhode Island § 33-18-23

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-18Decedentsâ€™ and Incompetentsâ€™ Estates Generally

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-23 (2026).

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§ 33-18-23. Bona fide transfer of property to executor, administrator, or guardian.
All persons making or permitting to be made any payment or transfer bona fide upon
            any official certificate of appointment of any executor, administrator, or guardian,
            issued by the probate court in respect of the estate of any deceased person or ward,
            shall be justified and held harmless in so doing, notwithstanding any defect or circumstance
            whatsoever affecting the validity of the appointment; provided, that the transfer
            of personal property, stock, or rights of action is not made within forty (40) days
            from an order or decree granting letters testamentary, of adm

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§ 33-18-23. Bona fide transfer of property to executor, administrator, or guardian.

All persons making or permitting to be made any payment or transfer bona fide upon any official certificate of appointment of any executor, administrator, or guardian, issued by the probate court in respect of the estate of any deceased person or ward, shall be justified and held harmless in so doing, notwithstanding any defect or circumstance whatsoever affecting the validity of the appointment; provided, that the transfer of personal property, stock, or rights of action is not made within forty (40) days from an order or decree granting letters testamentary, of administration, or of guardianship, nor while an appeal is pending from an order or decree.