{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-25-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-25-3","heading":"Life estate precedence.","body":"The life estates provided in this chapter shall take effect notwithstanding any provisions of the will of the decedent, except as provided in § 33-25-4, and shall take precedence over any claims of creditors of the decedent or decedent’s estate, except claims secured by lien or any form of encumbrance on the real estate.","path":["Title 33 Probate Practice and Procedure","Chapter 25 Dower and Curtesy"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE33/33-25/33-25-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:41Z","sha256":"cd3255b3d97703953e15016c7f2d36ff103ec1c47bc7df1a2dbf430016e7e6e2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-25-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-33-25-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}