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A Rhode Island small estate affidavit is a form that can be used to speed the distribution of assets in certain estates. Any estate that is valued at less than $15,000 is considered a small estate. This helps avoid the long and costly process of traditional probate.

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.

What Are Rhode Island's Small Estate Laws? If a person dies with less than $15,000 of personal property, probate may be shortened under the "small estate" provision.

You can use the simplified probate process in Rhode Island if: the value of property that would be subject to probate (not counting tangible personal property) doesn't exceed $15,000. no petition for letters of administration or letters testamentary has been filed, and. 30 days have elapsed since the death.

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).

If a person dies with less than $15,000 of personal property, probate may be shortened under the "small estate" provision. The executor of the estate will have to file the necessary forms with the probate court, but the waiting time for the closure of these estates is typically much shorter and far less costly.