Rhode Island § 33-8-3 § 33-8-3. Neglect to present will for probate.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 33-8-3 — § 33-8-3. Neglect to present will for probate.

Rhode Island § 33-8-3

Title 33Probate practice and procedure

Ch. 33-8Appointment and Qualification of Executors and Administrators

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-8-3 (2026).

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§ 33-8-3. Neglect to present will for probate.
If a person named as executor in a will and having possession thereof neglects or
            refuses to present the will for probate within thirty (30) days after the decease
            of the testator, or within thirty (30) days after he or she has knowledge that he
            or she is so named, that neglect or refusal shall be deemed a declination of the office
            by the executor.
         

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§ 33-8-3. Neglect to present will for probate.

If a person named as executor in a will and having possession thereof neglects or refuses to present the will for probate within thirty (30) days after the decease of the testator, or within thirty (30) days after he or she has knowledge that he or she is so named, that neglect or refusal shall be deemed a declination of the office by the executor.