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Section 33-11-1. – Computation of time.

§ 33-11-1. Computation of time. Periods of time in this chapter, where no other provision is made, shall be reckoned from the date of the first publication by the probate clerk of the notice of the qualification of the original personal representative of the decedent’s estate. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 881; G.L. 1909, ch. […]

Section 33-11-10. – Bond to cover contingent claim.

§ 33-11-10. Bond to cover contingent claim. If a party interested in the estate offers to give bond to the contingent creditor, with sufficient surety or sureties for the payment of the claim in case it shall be proved to be due, the probate court may accept a bond instead of requiring assets to be […]

Section 33-11-13. – Pleadings in action on bond for contingent claim.

§ 33-11-13. Pleadings in action on bond for contingent claim. If the action is brought on a bond, the plaintiff shall set forth his or her original cause of action against the decedent in like manner as would be required upon the same demand against the personal representative, and may allege the nonpayment of the […]

Section 33-11-14. – Disallowance of claim.

§ 33-11-14. Disallowance of claim. Any claim presented within six (6) months from the first publication may be disallowed in full or in part, within six (6) months and thirty (30) days from the first publication by the personal representative, or by any interested party, by filing in the office of the clerk of the […]

Section 33-11-15. – Petition for filing of late disallowance.

§ 33-11-15. Petition for filing of late disallowance. A personal representative, or any interested party, who has failed to disallow any claim within the time prescribed by § 33-11-14, may at any time before the distribution of the estate, if the claim has not been paid, petition the probate court for leave to disallow the […]

Section 33-11-17. – Repealed.

§ 33-11-17. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 889; G.L. 1909, ch. 314, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 365, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 578, § 9; P.L. 1996, ch. 110, § 5; P.L. 2000, ch. 427, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2008, ch. 307, § 1, effective July 5, 2008.

Section 33-11-18. – Repealed.

§ 33-11-18. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905 § 892; G.L. 1909, ch. 314, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 365, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 578, § 12; G.L. 1956 § 33-11-18; P.L. 1996, ch. 110, § 5; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 427, § 3, effective July 20, 2000.

Section 33-11-19. – Payment of claims allowed or proved.

§ 33-11-19. Payment of claims allowed or proved. (a) After the expiration of six (6) months and filing a statement of claims disallowed, if any there be, as provided in § 33-11-14, the personal representative, shall proceed to pay the claims allowed or proved against the estate in the order of priority prescribed, after making […]

Section 33-11-2. – Effect of administration de bonis non.

§ 33-11-2. Effect of administration de bonis non. When after qualification the original personal representative dies, resigns or is removed, without having fully administered the estate, and a successor personal representative is appointed, the succeeding administration shall be deemed to be a continuation of the preceding administration, and all limitations which could be claimed for […]

Section 33-11-21. – Estate rendered insolvent by claims after allowance of account.

§ 33-11-21. Estate rendered insolvent by claims after allowance of account. If a personal representative pays out, in accordance with law, the whole of the estate, he or she shall not be required, in consequence of the presentation of further claims, to represent the estate insolvent, but this payment, after allowance of his or her […]

Section 33-11-22. – Estate rendered insolvent by late claims.

§ 33-11-22. Estate rendered insolvent by late claims. If a personal representative pays, under the provisions of § 33-11-19, so much of the estate of the decedent that the remainder is insufficient to satisfy the claims presented after the expiration of the six (6) month period, and any of said late claims are disallowed, the […]

Section 33-11-24. – Hearings on insolvent estates.

§ 33-11-24. Hearings on insolvent estates. A personal representative, at any time during administration, may represent the insolvent estate to the probate court, and apply for the probate court to examine and determine claims. If the probate court finds the estate is probably insolvent, it shall hear and determine all disallowed claims and the priority […]

Section 33-11-25 – — 33-11-27. Repealed.

§ 33-11-25 — 33-11-27. Repealed. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905 §§ 889 — 901; G.L. 1909, ch. 314, §§ 19 — 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 365, §§ 19 — 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 578, §§ 19 — 21; G.L. 1956, §§ 33-11-25 — 33-11-27; P.L. 1996, ch. 110, § 5); Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 427, […]

Section 33-11-28. – Notice of hearings on insolvent estates.

§ 33-11-28. Notice of hearings on insolvent estates. In all insolvent estates, the probate court shall advertise notice of its hearings in one or more newspapers published in this state, as ordered by the court, at least once each week for two (2) successive weeks before the hearing. The court shall, by mail or otherwise, […]

Section 33-11-29. – Statements of contested claims against insolvent estate.

§ 33-11-29. Statements of contested claims against insolvent estate. At least fourteen (14) days before the first scheduled hearing date for claims in an insolvent estate as set forth in § 33-11-28, the executor or administrator shall file in the office of the probate clerk a statement disallowing claims, not previously disallowed, as he or […]