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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts
Chapter 8-10 - Family Court
Section 8-10-2 - Purpose of chapter.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 8-10-2 (2017)
§ 8-10-2. Purpose of chapter.
This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that families whose unity or well-being is threatened shall be assisted and protected, and restored, if possible, as secure units of law-abiding members; that each child coming within the jurisdiction of the family court shall receive the care, guidance and control which will conduce to his or her welfare and the best interests of the state; and that when a child is removed from the control of his or her parents, the family court shall secure for him or her care as nearly as possible equivalent to that which his or her parents should have given him or her.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 1.)
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