{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-12-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-12-2","heading":"Order of application of property.","body":"The personal estate shall be first chargeable for expenses, charges, and debts, and the real estate shall be chargeable only so far as the personal estate is insufficient for that purpose, except as otherwise provided by law or will.","path":["Title 33 Probate Practice and Procedure","Chapter 12 Payment of Decedents’ Debts and Charges"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE33/33-12/33-12-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:36Z","sha256":"51c9afc93bca84be884db86bbe0bfa12cce7dcfd46cc1ad1a3d7673c2d4ec6f2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-12-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-12-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}