Devane, Fogarty & Ribezzo is a West Warwick firm serving Coventry, Warwick, Cranston, East Greenwich, and the rest of Rhode Island since 1998. Its probate practice handles estates of people who die with or without a will, estate administration including collecting, inventorying, and appraising assets, and adult guardianships. It offers a free consultation in person or by Zoom.
Coventry is in Kent County.
More Probate Firms in Kent County
Gilstein, Kinder & Levin is a Warwick firm serving Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington counties and Massachusetts. Its probate practice represents executors, administrators, and guardians, covering estate administration, asset appraisal and liquidation, creditor claims, accounting and distribution, will contests, and probate appeals. The firm also drafts wills and trusts.
Hackman & Phillips is a Warwick elder law firm serving Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. It represents families in probate court to administer estates and establish guardianships, and handles private trust administration, alongside Medicaid, long-term care, and special needs planning. Kevin Hackman has practiced since 1976 and is VA-accredited for veterans benefits claims.
Serves Rhode Island families from Jefferson Office Park in Warwick, with a second office in Barrington. Handles probate of decedent estates, counsels trustees through trust administration and distribution, and brings guardianship cases in probate court, alongside Medicaid and nursing home planning. Mark Heffner founded the firm in 1992 and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney.
Kalander & Nash advises executors and administrators from its Warwick office. Its probate and trust administration work covers filing wills with the probate court, court appointment and bonding, assembling and valuing assets, paying creditors and taxes, locating beneficiaries, and representing fiduciaries in will challenges and disputes over estate management.
McCarthy Law is a women-founded estate planning and elder law firm in East Greenwich serving Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut clients. It handles probate administration from start to finish, including guardianship proceedings, along with wills, trusts, and Medicaid planning. The firm offers a free discovery call.
Probate in Kent County
Probate Court Record
Kent County City of Warwick Probate Court
Kent County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
Office
3275 Post Road, 1st Floor, Warwick, RI 02886
Website
Filing in person
Walk-ins accepted
Self-represented filing
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Probate on a $500,000 estate in Rhode Island costs an estimated $28,582R.I. Gen. Laws (no statutory schedule; court discretion applies)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2.1%Modeled estimate under R.I. Gen. Laws (no statutory schedule; court discretion applies): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.4%Modeled estimate under R.I. Gen. Laws (no statutory schedule; court discretion applies): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
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Settling an estate in Rhode Island: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysR.I. Gen. Laws §§ 33-9-1, 33-9-4Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 6 monthsR.I. Gen. Laws §§ 33-11-4, 33-11-5, 33-11-5.1, 33-11-5.2, 33-12-11, 33-18-1Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 12 months.
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Rhode Island pays executors reasonable compensationR.I. Gen. Laws § 33-14-8 (reasonable compensation as court considers just)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 2.2%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.8%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.
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In Rhode Island, estates with personal property of $15,000R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-24-1Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less use the Voluntary Informal AdministrationR.I. Gen. Laws § 33-24-1Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysR.I. Gen. Laws § 33-24-1Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death, a court filing short of full probate.
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In Rhode Island, creditors have 6 monthsR.I. Gen. Laws § 33-11-5(a) (six months from the first publication); § 33-11-1 (the probate clerk's first publication of the notice of qualification)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
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