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.
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
Self-help forms
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Kent County
Correira Law is a trusts and estates boutique with a Providence office and offices in Massachusetts and Florida. It handles trust and probate estate administration and trust and estate litigation, including will contests, fiduciary removal cases, omitted spouse and child shares, and trust reformations at the probate, superior, and appellate court levels.
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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Rhode Island
Free Rhode Island forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Rhode Island.
Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Rhode Island
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Rhode Island: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool.
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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