Rhode Island Letter Requesting Transfer of Property to Trust
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The best way to avoid probate in Rhode Island is to place the estate in a living trust. With a living trust, the assets will pass to the named beneficiary when the owner dies without going through the probate process.
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.
Some of your financial assets need to be owned by your trust and others need to name your trust as the beneficiary. With your day-to-day checking and savings accounts, I always recommend that you own those accounts in the name of your trust.
If you are in possession of a will of a deceased person, you must either file it with the appropriate court or deliver it to the person named in the will as executor, as under Rhode Island law the will is to be filed within 30 days after death.
A Rhode Island Transfer on Death Deed is a legally enforceable document that lists the provisions of the property transfer with a certain condition: the owner retains the right to own and use the property indicated in writing until their death after which the beneficiary automatically becomes the new owner avoiding the
If you die without a will in Rhode Island, your assets will go to your closest relatives under state "intestate succession" laws.
When Is Probate Required in Rhode Island? Probate is not always necessary, and this is true whether the decedent died testate or intestate (died with or without a valid will). All wills do not need to be probated.
Assets That Can And Cannot Go Into Revocable TrustsReal estate.Financial accounts.Retirement accounts.Medical savings accounts.Life insurance.Questionable assets.
No Asset Protection A revocable living trust does not protect assets from the reach of creditors. Administrative Work is Needed It takes time and effort to re-title all your assets from individual ownership over to a trust. All assets that are not formally transferred to the trust will have to go through probate.
To transfer real property into your Trust, a new deed reflecting the name of the Trust must be executed, notarized and recorded with the County Recorder in the County where the property is located. Care must be taken that the exact legal description in the existing deed appears on the new deed.
