The slayer shall be deemed to have predeceased the decedent as to property which would have passed from the estate of the decedent to the slayer under the statutes of descent and distribution, or by statutory right as surviving spouse.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-1.1-3
Statutory descent and rights
P.L. 1962, ch. 62, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 22.
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.