Rhode Island § 33-6-10 - Proof and Construction of Wills
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§ 33-6-10. Proof and Construction of Wills
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-6-10
§ 33-6-10. Limitation on fee tail.
No person seised in fee simple shall have a right to devise any estate in fee tail for a longer time than to the children of the first devisee; and a devise for life to any person and to the children or issue generally of the devisee in fee simple, shall not vest a fee tail estate in the first devisee but an estate for life only, and the remainder shall on his or her death vest in his or her children or issue generally agreeably to the direction of the will.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 10; G.L.
1938, ch. 566, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-10.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 33-6-10 cover?
Section 33-6-10 ("Proof and Construction of Wills") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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