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.
Warwick is in Kent County.
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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.
Vieira & DiGianfilippo serves Rhode Island and Massachusetts clients from offices in Providence, East Greenwich, and South Easton, MA. Its probate and trust administration practice guides families taking an estate through probate or administering a trust, and handles disputes over will validity and claims of trustee misappropriation, alongside Medicaid long-term care planning.
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
Allowed
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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source
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Pour-Over Will
In Rhode Island, a pour-over will is signed before 2R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-5-5Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Rhode Island happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's trust statuteR.I. Gen. Laws Title 18, Chapter 18-4 (Powers of Fiduciaries); § 18-4-27 (validity of trusts)Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In Rhode Island, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-6-1Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
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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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?
Rhode Island requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-30-2.6Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?
Inherited assets in Rhode Island take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular ratesR.I. Gen. Laws § 44-30-2.6 (Rhode Island taxable income — Rate of tax); (b) reaches "residents and nonresidents, including estates and trusts"; (c)(2)(A) is the current bracket scheduleVerified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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