Rhode Island General Laws
Title 15 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 15-7 - Adoption of Children

Section 15-7-1. - Repealed. - § 15-7-1. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 420, §...

Section 15-7-2. - Report, investigation, and hearing on placement of child for adoption. - § 15-7-2. Report, investigation, and hearing on placement of child...

Section 15-7-2.1. - Pre-adoption report on child placed for adoption. - § 15-7-2.1. Pre-adoption report on child placed for adoption. (a)...

Section 15-7-3. - Report, investigation, and hearing on child brought into state for adoption. - § 15-7-3. Report, investigation, and hearing on child brought into...

Section 15-7-4. - Petition to adopt — Court having jurisdiction. - § 15-7-4. Petition to adopt — Court having jurisdiction. (a)...

Section 15-7-5. - Consent required. - § 15-7-5. Consent required. (a) The parents of the child,...

Section 15-7-5.1. - Contact preference form information. - § 15-7-5.1. Contact preference form information. Upon providing consent to...

Section 15-7-6. - Waiver of parents’ right to consent — Guardianship of agency. - § 15-7-6. Waiver of parents’ right to consent — Guardianship...

Section 15-7-7. - Termination of parental rights. - § 15-7-7. Termination of parental rights. (a) The court shall,...

Section 15-7-7.1. - Court proceedings. - § 15-7-7.1. Court proceedings. The court shall make findings of...

Section 15-7-7.2. - Mediation of termination of parental rights. - § 15-7-7.2. Mediation of termination of parental rights. The family...

Section 15-7-8. - Notice to parents — Notice when no parent living or when parent in mental institution. - § 15-7-8. Notice to parents — Notice when no parent...

Section 15-7-9. - Notice to parent whose whereabouts unknown. - § 15-7-9. Notice to parent whose whereabouts unknown. (a) When...

Section 15-7-10. - Consent of minor parents. - § 15-7-10. Consent of minor parents. (a) For the purposes...

Section 15-7-11. - Investigation and report as to adoptive home. - § 15-7-11. Investigation and report as to adoptive home. (a)...

Section 15-7-12. - Trial period of residence. - § 15-7-12. Trial period of residence. No petition shall be...

Section 15-7-13. - Consideration of religion of child or parents. - § 15-7-13. Consideration of religion of child or parents. For...

Section 15-7-14. - Decree of adoption. - § 15-7-14. Decree of adoption. If, after investigation and upon...

Section 15-7-14.1. - Decree of open adoption. - § 15-7-14.1. Decree of open adoption. (a) At the time...

Section 15-7-15. - Decree of change of name. - § 15-7-15. Decree of change of name. If, in a...

Section 15-7-16. - Inheritance by and from adoptive kindred. - § 15-7-16. Inheritance by and from adoptive kindred. (a) A...

Section 15-7-17. - Rights of natural parents terminated — Inheritance by child from natural parents. - § 15-7-17. Rights of natural parents terminated — Inheritance by...

Section 15-7-18. - Denial of petition — Order as to custody of child. - § 15-7-18. Denial of petition — Order as to custody...

Section 15-7-19. - Appeal from the family court. - § 15-7-19. Appeal from the family court. Appeals from decrees...

Section 15-7-20. - Jurisdiction of child pending appeal. - § 15-7-20. Jurisdiction of child pending appeal. During the pendency...

Section 15-7-21. - Repealed. - § 15-7-21. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 192, §...

Section 15-7-21.1. - Challenge to decree. - § 15-7-21.1. Challenge to decree. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions...

Section 15-7-22. - Penalty for violations or false statements. - § 15-7-22. Penalty for violations or false statements. Every person...

Section 15-7-23. - Complaints. - § 15-7-23. Complaints. The director of children, youth and families...

Section 15-7-24. - Attendance at hearing. - § 15-7-24. Attendance at hearing. The child does not need...

Section 15-7-25. - Reimbursement to adoptive parents. - § 15-7-25. Reimbursement to adoptive parents. The state shall make...

Section 15-7-26. - Notice to natural father. - § 15-7-26. Notice to natural father. (a) If the court,...