Rhode Island
Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe followingcapsule summary of the law in this state related to divorce maybe helpful to you. These brief statements are not meant tosubstitute for legal consultation, but rather to highlight themain issues to consider. Divorce Law GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Grounds: Adultery; cruelty orviolence; desertion; drug/alcohol addiction; impotency;nonsupport; any other gross/repugnant behavior. Residency: One party resident 1year; if based on defendantŐs residency, he must be personallyserviced with process. Waiting Period: Final decree enteredanytime within 30 days or 3 months from decision date. No Fault: Irretrievable breakdown;separation. Defenses: Collusion. Code Section: 15-5-1 to 28 CHILD CUSTODY
Uniform Child Custody Act:1978
Joint Custody:No, 15-5-16(e)
Grandparent Visitation:Yes, 15-5-24.1 to 24.3
Child's Wishes Considered:No
Code Section: 15-5-16 MARITAL PROPERTY
Community Property: No ANNULMENT AND PROHIBITEDMARRIAGE Grounds: Remedy is by divorce: Nostatutory provision for annulment. Time Limitation: None listed. Legitimacy of Children: Issue ofidiot or lunatic is illegitimate. Prohibited Marriages: Marriage ofidiot or lunatic absolutely void; between ancestor anddescendant, stepparent and stepchild, parent-in-law and son- ordaughter-in-law; parent or parent-in-law and son- ordaughter-in-law, brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt andnephew; special exceptions for Jewish marriages allowed by Jewishreligious law. Code Section: 15-1-1, et seq. RESOURCES American Arbitration Association
Providence Regional Office
115 Cedar St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401)453-3250
Fax: (401)453-6194
Mark Bayliss, Dir. Office of Child Support EnforcementRegional Representative (Rhode Island)
John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., Rm. 2000
Government Center
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: (617)565-2455 Rhode Island Bar Association
115 Cedar St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401)421-5740
Fax: (401)421-2703 Rhode Island Bureau of Family Support
Department of Human Services
77 Dorance St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401)277-2847
Fax: (401)277-6674 Rhode Island Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
Cannon Bldg., Rm. 101
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Phone: (401)277-2812
Responds to public inquiries for birth, death, and marriagerecords dated from 1853. Certified copies cost $10 (includestwo-year search). Charges $5 each for additional copies, and 25cents per additional year searched. For all inquiries, enclosestamped, self-addressed envelope. Rhode Island Division of Banking
233 Richmond St.
Providence, RI 02903-4231
Phone: (401)277-2405
Edward D. Pare Jr., Assoc. Dir. and Supt. of Banking Rhode Island Insurance Department
233 Richmond St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401)277-2246
Sheldon Whitehouse, Commnr. © 1997 Flying Solo™. All rights reserved. Legal Notices
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