# R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-20: Compromise of actions prosecuted or defended by interested persons €” Property recovered

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-20

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-20
- **Heading:** Compromise of actions prosecuted or defended by interested persons €” Property recovered
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 33 / Chapter 33-18 / Section 33-18-20

## Text

Courts of probate shall have the power to compromise all claims sued for or defended by any legally interested person referred to in §§ 33-18-17 €” 33-18-19 in the same manner and to the same extent as may now be done by the probate courts with reference to claims by or against estates of deceased persons or persons under guardianship. All property obtained by an interested person for the benefit of the estate through the proceeding shall be turned over by the adverse party to the administrator, executor, or guardian, if personal property, in the same manner as all other property coming to the possession of the administrator, executor, or guardian; and shall become the property of the ward in cases of guardianship, or of the heirs at law or devisees under a will, as either may become entitled to the property, in case of real estate; the administrator, executor, or guardian being first required to furnish an additional bond to the probate court for the proper administration of personal property so obtained.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-1 § 33-18-1. Publication of qualification of fiduciary €” Statement filed by clerk.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-2 § 33-18-2. General grounds for removal of fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-3 § 33-18-3. Citation in action to remove fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-4 § 33-18-4. Resignation of fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-5 § 33-18-5. Appointment of new fiduciary €” Powers of survivors €” New bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-6 § 33-18-6. Transfer of records and property to successor fiduciary €” Action on bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-7 § 33-18-7. Continuation of actions by or against successor fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-8 § 33-18-8. Judgment against fiduciary in continuation of action by or against decedent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-9 § 33-18-9. Appointment of agent by nonresident fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-10 § 33-18-10. Appointment of agent by fiduciary removing from state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-11 § 33-18-11. Death, resignation, or removal of fiduciary€™s agent from state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-12 § 33-18-12. Revocation of power of fiduciary€™s agent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-13 § 33-18-13. Removal of fiduciary for failure to appoint agent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-13.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-18-14 § 33-18-14. Service of process on fiduciary€™s agent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T33_C33-18_S33-18-14.md)

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