Rhode Island § 33-7-12 - Custody and Probate of Wills
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§ 33-7-12. Custody and Probate of Wills
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-7-12
§ 33-7-12. Compromise of controversies pending probate.
The superior court may authorize the persons named as executors in an instrument purporting to be the last will of a deceased person, or the administrator with the will annexed, at any time before a final decree approving the instrument as the last will of the deceased person is entered, to adjust by compromise all controversies that may exist or arise concerning the will.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 832; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 18; G.L. 1938,
ch. 575, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 33-7-12.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-7-12 ("Custody and Probate 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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