CRISTINE MCBURNEY - Judge
Court is in session the first three Wednesdays of each month at 2:00 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 3rd floor.

This court has jurisdiction over the following types of case:

• Decedent's estates; this includes persons who have died with a Will (testate) or those without an (intestate).
• Adult Limited Guardianships, either of the person, estate or both.
• Minor Guardianships, either of the person, estate or both
• Adult Adoptions
• Name Changes

Every City or Town in this state has it's own probate court, which administers these laws. Probate Court is a court of law established by RIGL 8-9; the operating statute for Probate is RIGL, Title 33.

Probate Court Fees:

• Administration with Advertisement: $210.00
• Administration on Waiver: $122.00
• Wills with Advertisement: $210.00
• Wills on Waiver: $122.00
• Guardianship: $210.00
• Accounts: $88.00
  
• Sale of Real Estate: $88.00
• Change of Name with Advertisement: $127.00
• Change of Name on Waiver: $37.00
• Adoptions: (May need Change on Name) $210.00
• Adult Adoptions (May need Change on Name): $210.00
• Copies: $1.50
• Certification: $3.00 + $1.50 per page
• Exemplied Copies: $8.00 + $1.50 per page
• Certificate of Appointment: $5.00
• Copy of Change of Name Decree: $5.00
• File and Record Only: $34.00
• Voluntary Informal: $39.00
• Affidavit of Completed Administration: $34.00
• All other Petitions (RIGL 33-22.21): $34.00