If the estate of a deceased person is to be distributed in whole or in part, the probate court, upon the petition of any person interested, after any notice as it may direct, may order the executor or administrator to convert the personal property into cash and to distribute the cash among the persons entitled to receive it. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1005; G.L. 1909, ch. 319, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 370, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 578, § 48; G.L. 1956, § 33-13-2.
Rhode Island Legal Code