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In Rhode Island, the following assets are subject to probate: Solely-owned property: Any asset that was solely owned by the deceased person with no designated beneficiary is subject to probate. This could include bank accounts, cars, houses, personal belongings, and business interests.
Interested individuals can access Rhode Island Probate Records through two primary sources: the Probate Courts in each county and the Rhode Island State Archives Repository.
In Rhode Island, you can use a summary probate procedure as long as there's no real estate and probatable property is valued at less than $15,000. Note, Rhode Island doesn't have an Affidavit procedure for small estates.
Any Rhode Island estate larger than $15,000 is subject to probate regardless of whether the deceased had a will. The probate process verifies who will control and inherit assets from the estate. The estate should go to the closest relatives ing to Rhode Island's intestate succession laws.
Probate in Rhode Island will take at least six months, and the filing of both state and federal tax returns (if required) are due no later than nine months after the estate owner's passing. Of course, the entire process can take much longer to complete for very complex or large estates.
Probate Fees Probate of Will Advertisements (Hearing & Qualification) Total$34 $60 $94Setting Off/Allowing Real Estate In-Fee to Surviving Spouse AdvertisementNo Fee $30Copies of Probate Documents (per page)$1.50Certification (plus copy cost)$3Exemplified Copy of File Contents (plus certification and copy costs)$1028 more rows
You can absolutely prepare all of the probate forms yourself and do this on your own. Some states may require a lawyer for submitting them to probate court, but Rhode Island doesn't. A lawyer will save you time and headaches. A lawyer can make sure you don't make big tax mistakes or miss any deadlines.
In Rhode Island, you can make a living trust to avoid probate for virtually any asset you own?real estate, bank accounts, vehicles, and so on. You need to create a trust document (it's similar to a will), naming someone to take over as trustee after your death (called a successor trustee).