§ 9-25-4. Stay of execution.
Any justice of the supreme, superior, or district court may, upon motion and for cause shown, stay execution upon any judgment or decree rendered in any court, until further order. With respect to a judgment or decree for child support, good cause shall be deemed to be shown when the family court, pursuant to § 15-5-16.2.4, has suspended payment of child support arrearages.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 605; G.L. 1909, ch. 303, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 353, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 552, § 3; P.L. 1948, ch. 2086, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-25-4; P.L. 1990, ch. 477, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Procedure Generally
Section 9-25-1. - “Trustee” defined.
Section 9-25-2. - Time of issue.
Section 9-25-3. - Limitation on issuance.
Section 9-25-4. - Stay of execution.
Section 9-25-5. - Fee prerequisite to issuance.
Section 9-25-6. - Style of executions.
Section 9-25-7. - Form of superior court writ of execution.
Section 9-25-8. - Form of district court writ of execution.
Section 9-25-9. - Form of superior court writs of possession.
Section 9-25-10. - Form of district court writs of possession.
Section 9-25-11. - Bracketed words in forms.
Section 9-25-12. - Form of execution against trustee or trust estate.
Section 9-25-13. - Variation of forms to comply with law.
Section 9-25-14. - Marginal notations on execution.
Section 9-25-15. - Cases in which execution may issue against body.
Section 9-25-17. - Execution against female on small judgment.
Section 9-25-18. - Setoff of judgments and execution for balance.
Section 9-25-19. - Replacement of lost or destroyed executions.
Section 9-25-20. - Return of executions.
Section 9-25-21. - Return of district court executions.
Section 9-25-22. - Execution against defendant released from arrest by court.
Section 9-25-23. - Execution against attached property.
Section 9-25-25. - Execution against real estate held in partnership name.