Rhode Island General Laws Title 33. Probate Practice and Procedure § 33-7-12. Compromise of controversies pending probate

The superior court may authorize the persons named as executors in an instrument purporting to be the last will of a deceased person, or the administrator with the will annexed, at any time before a final decree approving the instrument as the last will of the deceased person is entered, to adjust by compromise all controversies that may exist or arise concerning the will.