Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-11-14 (2026)

Disallowance of claim

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Any claim presented within six (6) months from the first publication may be disallowed in full or in part, within six (6) months and thirty (30) days from the first publication by the personal representative, or by any interested party, by filing in the office of the clerk of the probate court a statement disallowing the claim, and giving notice in writing, either personally or by registered or certified mail, to the claimant, whose claim is disallowed; and any claim presented after six (6) months from the first publication may be disallowed in full or in part, within thirty (30) days after presentation.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1960–2017 · leading case: Marcia Sallum Glassie v. Paul Doucette, in his capacity as of the Est. of Donelson C. Glassie, Jr., 159 A.3d 88 (R.I. 2017).

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Marcia Sallum Glassie v. Paul Doucette, in his capacity as of the Est. of Donelson C. Glassie, Jr., 159 A.3d 88 (R.I. 2017). · cites it 3× “The defendant, citing to G.L. 1956 § 33-11-14, 5 disallowed the claim on May 11, 2012.”

Hyszko v. Barbour, 448 A.2d 723 (R.I. 1982). “General Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 33-11-14. Failure to disallow amounts to an admission of liability, but the amount of the claim can still be disputed.”

Fitch v. Firestone, 184 F. Supp. 424 (D.R.I. 1960). “Suit may be brought on a disallowed claim within six months after notice of such disallowance is given to the claimant, “and, unless otherwise authorized, suit on such claim shall not be brought thereafter against the executor * * Id., § 33-11-48.”

Holt v. Sullivan, 187 A.2d 533 (R.I. 1963). · cites it 2× “By the provisions of §33-11-14 an executor or administrator has thirty days after the six months’ period for filing has elapsed in which to disallow a claim.”

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