Free Rhode Island Affidavit of Death

In Rhode Island, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit as to family facts”.

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Who may sign in Rhode Island: The section names no class of affiant: any person may make the affidavit, and the clerk records it on request of any person.

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The “Affidavit as to family facts”: Rhode Island records an affidavit as to family facts, including a date of death, that relates to title to land. A joint tenant's or tenant by the entirety's interest passes to the survivor; the affidavit puts the death on the land evidence records. A surviving joint owner records it with the town or city clerk, and the prepared document is laid out for recording.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: The section names no class of affiant: any person may make the affidavit, and the clerk records it on request of any person. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

It states: the date of the deceased owner's death; that the affidavit relates to the title to the land the deceased owner held with the survivor.

Filed with it: Form T-77, Discharge of Estate Tax Lien.

In Rhode Island, no statute authorizes a transfer on death deed, so there is no beneficiary's affidavit to record. The document prepared on this page is the surviving joint owner's affidavit.

The Affidavit of Death in Rhode Island

When a joint owner dies in Rhode Island, the land records still show the deceased owner. What a surviving joint owner records: the “Affidavit as to family facts”. What it does: Rhode Island records an affidavit as to family facts, including a date of death, that relates to title to land. A joint tenant's or tenant by the entirety's interest passes to the survivor; the affidavit puts the death on the land evidence records. It goes to the town or city clerk.

What the statute has it state: the date of the deceased owner's death; that the affidavit relates to the title to the land the deceased owner held with the survivor.

Filed with it: Form T-77, Discharge of Estate Tax Lien.

In Rhode Island, no statute authorizes a transfer on death deed, so there is no beneficiary's affidavit to record.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

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What the statute has it state: the date of the deceased owner's death; that the affidavit relates to the title to the land the deceased owner held with the survivor.

Filed with it: Form T-77, Discharge of Estate Tax Lien.

In Rhode Island, no statute authorizes a transfer on death deed, so there is no beneficiary's affidavit to record.

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