--- title: "Rhode Island Executor and Estate Kit | MCC Solutions" description: "Rhode Island executor kit: first 30 days, up to $15,000 small estate limit, 30-day wait, sworn affidavit, letters and an Excel estate ledger." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/ri-executor-kit" --- Document pack # Rhode Island Executor and Estate Kit: the $15,000 Small Estate Route After 30 Days, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger Rhode Island, from the official pages: An estate made up entirely of personal property worth $15,000 or less, not counting tangible personal property. **$25** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $25 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Whoever is settling the estate of someone who lived in Rhode Island. Through a court office. Filed with the probate court on the court's form. Not the right fit if The person didn't live in or own property in Rhode Island, or a will contest or family dispute means you need an estate attorney. Not a form preparation or legal service. Why it is different - Sources, checked November 2026: R.I. Gen. Laws 33-24-1, Small estates (Rhode Island General Assembly); Providence Probate Court: Petition for Voluntary Informal Administration (PDF); R.I. Gen. Laws 33-5-5, Execution of will (Rhode Island General Assembly); R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 33-5 index (Rhode Island General Assembly); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Rhode Island (Nolo, updated September 2025); Justia (statute text) (secondary source): R.I. Gen. Laws 33-6-1, Gifts to attesting witnesses (2020 Rhode Island General Laws, Justia). - All 12 Rhode Island facts are confirmed: on an official page, or where none could be read, on a vetted secondary source marked as such. What is inside - **Rhode Island small estate route.** An estate made up entirely of personal property worth $15,000 or less, not counting tangible personal property. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 30 days. After 30 days from the death, if no petition for letters has been filed. Sworn; a notary can give the oath. The statement is verified by oath or affirmation. Through a court office. Filed with the probate court on the court's form. Set by each probate court (Providence Probate Court: Petition for Voluntary Informal Administration). The statute has the statement filed on a form prescribed by the court, and Rhode Island's probate courts are run by each city or town; Providence's form cites 33-24-1, is sworn and has a notary block. Set by your probate court; ask the clerk. Small estate statement (voluntary administration): A verified statement filed with the probate court lets the affiant collect and pay out a small personal-property estate. The surviving spouse may file, and after debts and expenses the balance goes to the surviving spouse first. - **How a Rhode Island will had to be signed.** Two or more witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence. Allowed. Per Nolo (citing R.I. Gen. Laws 33-7-26), the testator and witnesses sign an affidavit before a notary. Not recognized: a will needs witnesses, per Nolo's Rhode Island page (updated September 2025). A gift to a witness is void as to that witness (and anyone claiming through them), though the will stands and the witness can still testify to prove it (R.I. Gen. Laws 33-6-1, 2020 text on Justia). - **Rhode Island estate ledger (Excel).** Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $15,000, dates day 30 after the death and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out. - **First 30 days, tracker and letters.** The first month in order with day 30 marked, a documents and accounts tracker, and plain letters to a bank, a utility and Social Security. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here (Rhode Island Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/ri-executor-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/ri-executor-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here [![Page 1 of the First 30 Days Checklist (Rhode Island Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/ri-executor-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/ri-executor-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of First 30 Days Checklist Get it ## Rhode Island Executor and Estate Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=ri-executor-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Not legal, tax or financial advice. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$25 one time** RI Executor and Estate Kit. Buy this kit Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What's in the download?** Five Word and PDF documents, including the Rhode Island small estate route, and the Rhode Island estate ledger in Excel, by email link after payment. **What is the small estate limit in Rhode Island?** An estate made up entirely of personal property worth $15,000 or less, not counting tangible personal property. Real estate: Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. **When and how is the Rhode Island small estate paperwork signed?** Wait: 30 days. After 30 days from the death, if no petition for letters has been filed. Signing: Sworn; a notary can give the oath. The statement is verified by oath or affirmation. **Where does it go in Rhode Island?** Through a court office. Filed with the probate court on the court's form. **What did a Rhode Island will need to be accepted?** Two or more witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence. **Is this legal advice?** No. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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