Rhode Island § 33-18-4 - Decedents’ and Incompetents’ Estates Generally
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§ 33-18-4. Decedents’ and Incompetents’ Estates Generally
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-4
§ 33-18-4. Resignation of fiduciary.
Whenever an executor, administrator, or guardian shall in writing resign his or her trust to the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate, the court may accept the resignation and, upon petition, appoint a successor, who shall have all the power that the person resigning had unless provision to the contrary is made by will; but no resignation shall be accepted until the person resigning shall have settled his or her accounts with the court.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 828; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 14; G.L. 1938,
ch. 575, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 33-18-4.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-18-4 ("Decedents’ and Incompetents’ Estates Generally") 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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