§ 15-5-9. Divorce from bed and board.
Divorces from bed, board, and future cohabitation, until the parties are reconciled, may be granted for any of the causes for which by law a divorce from the bond of marriage may be decreed, and for other causes which may seem to require a divorce from bed and board; provided, the petitioner is a domiciled inhabitant of this state and has resided in this state for a length of time that, to the court in its discretion, seems to warrant the exercise of the powers in this section conferred. In case of a divorce from bed, board, and future cohabitation, the court may assign to the petitioner a separate maintenance out of the estate or property of the husband or wife, as the case may be, in a manner and of an amount as it may think necessary or proper.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 195, § 8; P.L. 1902, ch. 971, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 247, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 291, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 416, § 8; P.L. 1954, ch. 3308, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3692, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 15-5-9.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 15-5 - Divorce and Separation
Section 15-5-1. - Marriages void or voidable — Civil death or presumption of death.
Section 15-5-2. - Additional grounds for divorce.
Section 15-5-3. - Separation of parties as ground for dissolution — Appeal.
Section 15-5-3.1. - Divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences.
Section 15-5-4. - Collusion of parties.
Section 15-5-5. - Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.
Section 15-5-6 - — 15-5-8. Repealed.
Section 15-5-9. - Divorce from bed and board.
Section 15-5-10. - Disposal of certain real estate after filing of complaint.
Section 15-5-11. - Verification of complaint.
Section 15-5-12. - Domicile and residence requirements.
Section 15-5-14. - Return day of complaints — Notice — Issuance of process — Time of hearing.
Section 15-5-14.1. - Automatic orders in divorce cases.
Section 15-5-15. - Orders as to notice.
Section 15-5-16. - Alimony and counsel fees — Custody of children.
Section 15-5-16.1. - Assignment of property.
Section 15-5-16.1.1. - Deferment of sale of home.
Section 15-5-16.2. - Child support.
Section 15-5-16.2.1. - Credit rating.
Section 15-5-16.2.2. - Service of court papers at work.
Section 15-5-16.2.3. - Continuances — Compensation for lost wages.
Section 15-5-16.2.4. - Retroactive modification of child support.
Section 15-5-16.2.5. - Repealed.
Section 15-5-16.3. - Allowance regarded as judgment for debt.
Section 15-5-16.4. - Judgment assigning real property — Effect.
Section 15-5-16.5. - Interest on arrearages.
Section 15-5-16.6. - Security, bond, or guarantee to secure payment of overdue support.
Section 15-5-16.7. - Review of child support orders.
Section 15-5-17. - Change of name.
Section 15-5-18. - Interlocutory decrees and injunctions.
Section 15-5-19.1. - Restraining orders — Notification of local authorities — Notice of penalty.
Section 15-5-20. - Service on or notice to defendant.
Section 15-5-21. - Service by publication — Jurisdiction acquired.
Section 15-5-22. - Trial required — Collusion.
Section 15-5-23. - Final judgment — Remarriage.
Section 15-5-24. - Support — Wage assignment procedures.
Section 15-5-24.1. - Visitation rights of grandparents.
Section 15-5-24.3. - Visitation rights — Grandparents and siblings.
Section 15-5-24.4. - Sibling visitation rights.
Section 15-5-25. - Application for wage withholding — Obligor in arrears.
Section 15-5-27. - Order for wage withholding — Duration.
Section 15-5-28. - Judgment or order as lien on property — Duration — Effect.
Section 15-5-29. - Mediation proceedings involving custody and/or visitation.