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.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-12-2
Order of application of property
C.P.A. 1905, § 967; G.L. 1909, ch. 318, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 369, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 579, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 33-12-2.
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.