Blais Cunningham & Crowe Chester serves Rhode Island clients from Pawtucket and North Kingstown, with estate and probate matters handled through its Pawtucket office. Its lawyers assist personal representatives with estate administration, establish guardianships, and represent clients in will and trust contests. The firm has practiced since 1926.
Westerly is in Washington County.
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Callaghan & Callaghan practices from Wickford Village in North Kingstown and serves Washington, Kent, Newport, and Providence counties. Its wills, estate planning, and probate practice files petitions in local Rhode Island probate courts and drafts wills and healthcare and durable powers of attorney, with remote drafting by phone or video. The firm offers a free confidential consultation.
Rampino Law is an elder law and estate planning practice with offices in North Kingstown and Providence. Attorney Kenneth R. Rampino represents personal representatives through probate, from the petition and inventory through distribution, tax returns, and the final account, and advises trustees on accountings and distributions. The firm also handles guardianships and conservatorships.
Santiago Law Offices has offices in Warwick and Wakefield and serves Rhode Island and Massachusetts clients. Attorney Jill M. Santiago prepares and files probate documents, represents families through the probate process, and lays out a step-by-step plan for each estate at the first meeting. A free Zoom or in-person consultation is offered.
Sayer Regan & Thayer works from offices in Newport and Wakefield and handles probate, trust, and estate administration across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Its attorneys represent executors, heirs, trustees, and beneficiaries, collect, value, sell, and distribute assets, and prepare federal and state tax returns. Free initial consultations are offered.
Sullivan Estate Law has handled estate administration and probate in and around North Kingstown since 1955. Its attorneys advise executors and other fiduciaries on estate settlement, including opening an estate in the local probate court, inventory, debts and taxes, and distribution. James C. Sullivan is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA).
Probate in Washington County
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Washington County Town of South Kingstown Probate Court
Washington County
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Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Office
180 High Street, Wakefield, RI 02879
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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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