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.
East Greenwich is in Kent County.
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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.
Orson and Brusini is based in West Warwick with offices in Newport, Wakefield, and Westerly, serving Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Its estate team supports executors and trustees with probate filings, creditor notices, trust administration and distributions, guardianships, and estate and trust litigation.
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
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Allowed
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