Rhode Island § 33-7-12 § 33-7-12. Compromise of controversies pending probate.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-7-12 — § 33-7-12. Compromise of controversies pending probate.

Rhode Island § 33-7-12

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-7Custody and Probate of Wills

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-7-12 (2026).

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§ 33-7-12. Compromise of controversies pending probate.
The superior court may authorize the persons named as executors in an instrument purporting
            to be the last will of a deceased person, or the administrator with the will annexed,
            at any time before a final decree approving the instrument as the last will of the
            deceased person is entered, to adjust by compromise all controversies that may exist
            or arise concerning the will.
         

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§ 33-7-12. Compromise of controversies pending probate.

The superior court may authorize the persons named as executors in an instrument purporting to be the last will of a deceased person, or the administrator with the will annexed, at any time before a final decree approving the instrument as the last will of the deceased person is entered, to adjust by compromise all controversies that may exist or arise concerning the will.