Rhode Island General Laws
Title 15 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 15-4 - Married Women’s Rights

Section 15-4-1. - Ownership of separate property. - § 15-4-1. Ownership of separate property. The real estate, chattels...

Section 15-4-2. - Receipt of property and release of debts by married woman. - § 15-4-2. Receipt of property and release of debts by...

Section 15-4-3. - Power to contract. - § 15-4-3. Power to contract. A married woman may make...

Section 15-4-4. - Conveyance of property to or from husband or other persons. - § 15-4-4. Conveyance of property to or from husband or...

Section 15-4-5. - Acknowledgment of deeds and letters of attorney. - § 15-4-5. Acknowledgment of deeds and letters of attorney. The...

Section 15-4-6. - Release of interest. - § 15-4-6. Release of interest. A married woman, including a...

Section 15-4-7. - Testamentary power. - § 15-4-7. Testamentary power. Any married woman of sane mind...

Section 15-4-8. - Rights of spouses in real estate. - § 15-4-8. Rights of spouses in real estate. The rights...

Section 15-4-9. - Trade or business — Partnership with husband. - § 15-4-9. Trade or business — Partnership with husband. A...

Section 15-4-10. - Power to act as fiduciary. - § 15-4-10. Power to act as fiduciary. A married woman...

Section 15-4-11. - Agent for husband — Husband as agent. - § 15-4-11. Agent for husband — Husband as agent. The...

Section 15-4-12. - Liability for contracts or torts of husband or wife. - § 15-4-12. Liability for contracts or torts of husband or...

Section 15-4-13. - Liability of property to attachment and levy — Liens. - § 15-4-13. Liability of property to attachment and levy —...

Section 15-4-14. - Proceeding by or against married woman. - § 15-4-14. Proceeding by or against married woman. (a) In...

Section 15-4-15. - Effect of coverture on adverse possession cases. - § 15-4-15. Effect of coverture on adverse possession cases. In...

Section 15-4-16. - Property of absent or imprisoned husband. - § 15-4-16. Property of absent or imprisoned husband. Whenever a...

Section 15-4-17. - Abolition of interspousal immunity. - § 15-4-17. Abolition of interspousal immunity. No cause of action...