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2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 15 Domestic Relations
CHAPTER 15-5 Divorce and Separation
- § 15-5-1 Marriages void or voidable Civil death or presumption of death.
- § 15-5-2 Additional grounds for divorce.
- § 15-5-3 Separation of parties as ground for dissolution Appeal.
- § 15-5-3.1 Divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences.
- § 15-5-4 Collusion of parties.
- § 15-5-5 Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.
- § 15-5-6 15-5-8. Repealed..
- § 15-5-9 Divorce from bed and board.
- § 15-5-10 Disposal of certain real estate after filing of complaint.
- § 15-5-11 Verification of complaint.
- § 15-5-12 Domicile and residence requirements.
- § 15-5-13 Venue.
- § 15-5-14 Return day of petitions Notice Issuance of process Time of hearing.
- § 15-5-14.1 Automatic orders in divorce cases.
- § 15-5-15 Orders as to notice.
- § 15-5-16 Alimony and counsel fees Custody of children.
- § 15-5-16.1 Assignment of property.
- § 15-5-16.1.1 Deferment of sale of home.
- § 15-5-16.2 Child support.
- § 15-5-16.2.1 Credit rating.
- § 15-5-16.2.2 Service of court papers at work.
- § 15-5-16.2.3 Continuances Compensation for lost wages.
- § 15-5-16.2.4 Retroactive modification of child support.
- § 15-5-16.2.5 Repealed.
- § 15-5-16.3 Allowance regarded as judgment for debt.
- § 15-5-16.4 Judgment assigning real property Effect.
- § 15-5-16.5 Interest on arrearages.
- § 15-5-16.6 Security, bond, or guarantee to secure payment of overdue support.
- § 15-5-16.7 Review of child support orders.
- § 15-5-17 Change of name.
- § 15-5-18 Interlocutory decrees and injunctions.
- § 15-5-19 Restraining orders Treatment for harmed or menaced spouse Custody of children Allowances Alimony and counsel fees.
- § 15-5-19.1 Restraining orders Notification of local authorities Notice of penalty.
- § 15-5-20 Service on or notice to defendant.
- § 15-5-21 Service by publication Jurisdiction acquired.
- § 15-5-22 Trial required Collusion.
- § 15-5-23 Remarriage Final decree.
- § 15-5-24 Support Wage assignment procedures.
- § 15-5-24.1 Visitation rights of grandparents.
- § 15-5-24.2 Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights.
- § 15-5-24.3 Visitation rights Grandparents and siblings.
- § 15-5-24.4 Sibling visitation rights.
- § 15-5-24.5 Court ordered visitation rights to certain persons convicted of first degree murder Prohibited.
- § 15-5-25 Application for wage withholding Obligor in arrears.
- § 15-5-26 Duties and liabilities of employer under income assignment order or order for wage withholding.
- § 15-5-27 Order for wage withholding Duration.
- § 15-5-28 Judgment or order as lien on property Duration Effect.
- § 15-5-29 Mediation proceedings involving custody and/or visitation.
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