Probate
Probate Court is held the third Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in the Town Council Chambers of the Richmond Town Hall. The Honorable Judge Christine Engustian presides. The Town Clerk is also the Clerk of the Probate Court.
The filing fee for a probate petition is pursuant to RI General Law and is further defined in the below chart. Petitions not on waivers are advertised in the Chariho Times, which is published on Thursdays only. The fee of $30.00 for advertising must be submitted with the petition and filing fee. Petitions to be advertised must be submitted thirty days in advance of the hearing date. A petition on waivers can be filed until noon of the Thursday preceding the probate session.
Probate forms can be downloaded from the Secretary of State's website. You are urged to seek legal advice on all probate matters.
Probate Practices and Procedures (PDF)
FEES:
Probate of Will Total | $34 $60 $94 |
Probate of Will (on Waiver) Total | $34 $30 $64 |
File Will (No Assets to administer) | $34 |
Appoint Administrator Total | $34 |
Appoint Administrator (on waiver) Total | $34 |
Certificate of Appointment | $5 each |
Inventory | Varies |
Guardian/Conservator/Custodian Total | $34 |
Temporary Guardian | $5 |
Successor Guardian (under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act) | $34 |
Real Estate (Petition to sell, mortgage, or lease) Total | $34 |
Personal Property (Petition to sell) | $34 |
Change of Name Total | $34 |
Complete Administration | $34 |
Voluntary Informal Executor Total | $34 |
Voluntary Informal Administrator Total | $34 |
Tax Minimization or Estate Planning | $34 |
Remove or Fill a Vacancy of a Trustee or To Terminate a Trust Established Under A Will | $34 |
Miscellaneous Petition with No Advertising | No Fee |
Accounting | No Fee |
Claim Out of Time Total | $34 |
Allowance for Support of Family Total | $34 |
Adult Adoption Total | $34 |
Removal of Fiduciary (Executor, Guardian, etc.) Total | $34 |
Resignation of Fiduciary (Executor, Guardian, etc.) | No Fee $30 |
Insolvency Hearing | No Fee $30 |
Appointment of Commissioners | No Fee |
Order of Distribution | No Fee |
Cancel Bond | No Fee |
Setting Off/Allowing Real Estate In-Fee to Surviving Spouse | No Fee |
Copies of Probate Documents (per page) | $1.50 |
Certification (plus copy cost) | $3 |
Exemplified Copy of File Contents (plus certification and copy costs) | $10 |