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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

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).

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.

Department Fees Plus $1.00 For Each Additional Page (RIGL 34-13-7)Power of Attorney$49.00Lis Pendens$84.00Lis Pendens/Discharge (Recorded by Bailbondsmen)$10.00Discharge Attachment/Execution$49.0058 more rows

Now that you know what probate is and why you probably want to avoid it, let's move on to the most common ways to avoid probate. Joint ownership of property. ... Beneficiary designations. ... Pay-on-death and transfer-on-death accounts. ... Revocable living trust. ... Giving away property.

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.