No right in the inheritance shall accrue to any persons whatsoever other than to the children of the intestate, unless such persons are in being and capable in law to take as heirs at the time of the intestate’s death.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-1-4
Descent to persons not in being or not capable to take as heirs
C.P.A. 1905, § 935; G.L. 1909, ch. 316, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 367, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 567, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 33-1-4.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.