2023 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 15 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 15-5 - Divorce and Separation
Section 15-5-14. - Return day of complaints — Notice — Issuance of process — Time of hearing.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 15-5-14. (2023)

§ 15-5-14. Return day of complaints — Notice — Issuance of process — Time of hearing.

The court may, by general rule:

(1) Determine the return day of complaints for divorce;

(2) Prescribe the notice to be given, within or without the state, on all complaints for divorce;

(3) May issue any process that may be necessary to carry into effect all powers conferred upon the court in relation to complaints and divorce; and

(4) Fix the times when all complaints for divorce shall be heard. These general rules shall be subject to special orders that the court may make in special cases.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 195, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 247, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 291, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 416, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 15-5-14; P.L. 1961, ch. 73, § 7; P.L. 1987, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 171, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 264, § 1.

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