General provisions, §§53-6-1, 53-6-2

Letters of administration, §§53-6-20 to 53-6-24. Temporary administration, §§53-6-30, 53-6-31. Oath or affirmation of temporary administrator, §53-6-32. General provisions, §§53-1-1 to 53-1-9. Common law and equity principles. Applicability to wills, trusts and administration of estates unless otherwise modified, §53-1-9. Curtesy, §53-1-3. Date provisions effective, §53-1-1. Definitions, §53-1-2. Dower, §53-1-3. Effective date of provisions, §53-1-1. Effect on support obligation of use of income from estate, §53-1-4. Income from estate used for support. Legal obligations, §53-1-4. Slayer statute, §53-1-5. Surviving spouse under age of eighteen, §53-1-7. Tax overpayments. Payment to surviving spouse, §53-1-6. Investments, §§53-8-1 to 53-8-5.