Rhode Island General Laws 33-8-3. Neglect to present will for probate
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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.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 818; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 33-8-3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-8-3
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Probate: Proving a will
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.