Rhode Island § 34-4-1 § 34-4-1. Presumed death from absence of life tenant.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 34-4-1 — § 34-4-1. Presumed death from absence of life tenant.

Rhode Island § 34-4-1

Title 34Property

Ch. 34-4Estates in Real Property

This text of Rhode Island § 34-4-1 (§ 34-4-1. Presumed death from absence of life tenant.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-4-1 (2026).

Text

§ 34-4-1. Presumed death from absence of life tenant.
If any person shall be absent from this state for the term of seven (7) years without
            due proof of his or her being alive, for whose life any estate shall be holden by
            himself or herself or any other person, the person claiming the remainder or reversion
            of the estate expectant upon the death of the person so absent, may enter upon the
            estate and hold the estate according to his or her title, or until the absent person
            shall return to this state, or due proof shall be made of his or her being alive.
         

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 34-4-1. Presumed death from absence of life tenant.

If any person shall be absent from this state for the term of seven (7) years without due proof of his or her being alive, for whose life any estate shall be holden by himself or herself or any other person, the person claiming the remainder or reversion of the estate expectant upon the death of the person so absent, may enter upon the estate and hold the estate according to his or her title, or until the absent person shall return to this state, or due proof shall be made of his or her being alive.