§ 33-22-26 - Cost and fees in contested and appealed cases – Persons deemed parties of record. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 33-22-26

   § 33-22-26  Cost and fees in contested andappealed cases – Persons deemed parties of record. – In cases contested before a probate court or on appeal from the probate court,costs and reasonable attorneys' fees in the discretion of the court may beawarded to either party to be paid by the other, or to either or both partiesto be paid out of the estate which is the subject of the controversy, asjustice may require. Any person petitioning or objecting to a petition shall bedeemed to be a party of record in the matter in which he or she appears.