Rhode Island General Laws
Title 15 - Domestic Relations

Section 15-23.1-312. - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. - § 15-23.1-312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. If a...

Section 15-23.1-313. - Costs and fees. - § 15-23.1-313. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not...

Section 15-23.1-314. - Limited immunity of petitioner. - § 15-23.1-314. Limited immunity of petitioner. (a) Participation by a...

Section 15-23.1-315. - Non-parentage as defense. - § 15-23.1-315. Non-parentage as defense. A party whose parentage of...

Section 15-23.1-316. - Special rules of evidence and procedure. - § 15-23.1-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) The...

Section 15-23.1-317. - Communications between tribunals. - § 15-23.1-317. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of this state...

Section 15-23.1-318. - Assistance with discovery. - § 15-23.1-318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this state...

Section 15-23.1-319. - Receipt and disbursement of payments. - § 15-23.1-319. Receipt and disbursement of payments. (a) A support...

Article 4 - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage

Section 15-23.1-401. - Establishment of support order. - § 15-23.1-401. Establishment of support order. (a) If a support...

Section 15-23.1-402. - Proceeding to determine parentage. - § 15-23.1-402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of this...

Article 5 - Enforcement of Support Without Registration

Section 15-23.1-501. - Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state. - § 15-23.1-501. Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state....

Section 15-23.1-502. - Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state. - § 15-23.1-502. Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state....

Section 15-23.1-503. - Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders. - § 15-23.1-503. Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders....

Section 15-23.1-504. - Immunity from civil liability. - § 15-23.1-504. Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies...

Section 15-23.1-505. - Penalties for noncompliance. - § 15-23.1-505. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer that willfully fails...

Section 15-23.1-506. - Contest by obligor. - § 15-23.1-506. Contest by obligor. (a) An obligor may contest...

Section 15-23.1-507. - Administrative enforcement of orders. - § 15-23.1-507. Administrative enforcement of orders. (a) A party or...

Article 6 - Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order

Part 1 - Registration and Enforcement of Support Order

Section 15-23.1-601. - Registration of order for enforcement. - § 15-23.1-601. Registration of order for enforcement. A support order...

Section 15-23.1-602. - Procedure to register order for enforcement. - § 15-23.1-602. Procedure to register order for enforcement. (a) Except...

Section 15-23.1-603. - Effect of registration for enforcement. - § 15-23.1-603. Effect of registration for enforcement. (a) A support...

Section 15-23.1-604. - Choice of law. - § 15-23.1-604. Choice of law. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Part 2 - Contest of Validity or Enforcement

Section 15-23.1-605. - Notice of registration of order. - § 15-23.1-605. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a...

Section 15-23.1-606. - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order. - § 15-23.1-606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered...

Section 15-23.1-607. - Contest of registration or enforcement. - § 15-23.1-607. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party...

Section 15-23.1-608. - Confirmed order. - § 15-23.1-608. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order,...

Part 3 - Registration and Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State

Section 15-23.1-609. - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. - § 15-23.1-609. Procedure to register child support order of another...

Section 15-23.1-610. - Effect of registration for modification. - § 15-23.1-610. Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of...

Section 15-23.1-611. - Modification of child support order of another state. - § 15-23.1-611. Modification of child support order of another state....

Section 15-23.1-612. - Recognition of order modified in another state. - § 15-23.1-612. Recognition of order modified in another state. If...

Section 15-23.1-613. - Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state. - § 15-23.1-613. Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state...

Section 15-23.1-614. - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. - § 15-23.1-614. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within thirty...

Part 4 - Registration Enforcement and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order

Section 15-23.1-615. - Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country. - § 15-23.1-615. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country....

Section 15-23.1-616. - Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification. - § 15-23.1-616. Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country...

Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention

Section 15-23.1-701. - Definitions. - § 15-23.1-701. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Application” means a...

Section 15-23.1-702. - Applicability. - § 15-23.1-702. Applicability. This chapter applies only to a support...

Section 15-23.1-703. - Relationship of the state of Rhode Island office of child support services. - § 15-23.1-703. Relationship of the state of Rhode Island office...

Section 15-23.1-704. - Initiation by the Rhode Island department of human services — Office of child support services. - § 15-23.1-704. Initiation by the Rhode Island department of human...

Section 15-23.1-705. - Direct request. - § 15-23.1-705. Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a...

Section 15-23.1-706. - Registration of convention support order. - § 15-23.1-706. Registration of convention support order. (a) Except as...

Section 15-23.1-707. - Contest of registered convention support order. - § 15-23.1-707. Contest of registered convention support order. (a) Except...

Section 15-23.1-708. - Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order. - § 15-23.1-708. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order....

Section 15-23.1-709. - Partial enforcement. - § 15-23.1-709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this state...

Section 15-23.1-710. - Foreign support agreement. - § 15-23.1-710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 15-23.1-711. - Modification of convention child-support order. - § 15-23.1-711. Modification of convention child-support order. (a) A tribunal...

Section 15-23.1-712. - Personal information; limit on use. - § 15-23.1-712. Personal information; limit on use. Personal information gathered...

Section 15-23.1-713. - Record in original language; English translation. - § 15-23.1-713. Record in original language; English translation. A record...

Article 8 - Interstate Rendition

Section 15-23.1-801. - Grounds for rendition. - § 15-23.1-801. Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of this...

Section 15-23.1-802. - Conditions of rendition. - § 15-23.1-802. Conditions of rendition. (a) Before demanding that the...

Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 15-23.1-901. - Uniformity of application and construction. - § 15-23.1-901. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and...

Section 15-23.1-902. - Transitional provision. - § 15-23.1-902. Transitional provision. This chapter applies to proceedings begun...

Section 15-23.1-903. - Severability. - § 15-23.1-903. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 15-23.1-904. - Effective date. - § 15-23.1-904. Effective date. This chapter, as amended, takes effect...

Section 15-23.1-905. - Repealed. - § 15-23.1-905. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, §...

Section 15-23.1-906. - Repealed. - § 15-23.1-906. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, §...

Section 15-23.1-907. - Repealed. - § 15-23.1-907. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, §...

Section 15-23.1-908. - Repealed. - § 15-23.1-908. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 266, §...

Chapter 15-24 - Reporting of New Hires

Section 15-24-1. - Purpose. - § 15-24-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 15-24-2. - General rule on reporting. - § 15-24-2. General rule on reporting. (a) On or before...

Section 15-24-3. - Definitions. - § 15-24-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the...

Section 15-24-4. - Employees obligation. - § 15-24-4. Employees obligation. On or before the effective date...

Section 15-24-5. - Employer’s reporting requirements. - § 15-24-5. Employer’s reporting requirements. (a) Beginning October 1, 1997,...

Section 15-24-6. - Transmission of wage withholding notices to employers. - § 15-24-6. Transmission of wage withholding notices to employers. Within...

Section 15-24-7. - Failure to comply. - § 15-24-7. Failure to comply. Any employer who fails to...

Section 15-24-8. - Unauthorized disclosure of information. - § 15-24-8. Unauthorized disclosure of information. Unauthorized disclosure of information...

Section 15-24-9. - Department’s obligation. - § 15-24-9. Department’s obligation. The department must use information collected...

Chapter 15-25 - Credit Reporting

Section 15-25-1. - State information agency — Reports to consumer reporting agency. - § 15-25-1. State information agency — Reports to consumer reporting...

Section 15-25-2. - Furnishing consumer reports to child support agency. - § 15-25-2. Furnishing consumer reports to child support agency. The...

Chapter 15-26 - State Disbursement Unit for the Collection and Distribution of Child Support

Section 15-26-1. - Purpose. - § 15-26-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 15-26-2. - Operation. - § 15-26-2. Operation. (a) The centralized state collection and disbursement...

Section 15-26-3. - Timing of disbursement. - § 15-26-3. Timing of disbursement. (a) The department of administration,...

Section 15-26-4. - Change in payee. - § 15-26-4. Change in payee. In cases in which support...

Chapter 15-28 - Recognition and Enforcement of Interstate Authority

Section 15-28-1. - Purpose. - § 15-28-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 15-28-2. - Penalty. - § 15-28-2. Penalty. Any entity or individual who, without reasonable...

Chapter 15-29 - Medical Support

Section 15-29-1. - Purpose. - § 15-29-1. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 15-29-2. - Effective date. - § 15-29-2. Effective date. For purposes of this chapter, with...

Section 15-29-3. - Duty of employer to respond to medical notices. - § 15-29-3. Duty of employer to respond to medical notices....

Section 15-29-4. - Limitations on withholding. - § 15-29-4. Limitations on withholding. (a) The employer may not...

Section 15-29-5. - Employer sanctions. - § 15-29-5. Employer sanctions. An employer may be subject to...

Section 15-29-6. - Notice of termination of employment. - § 15-29-6. Notice of termination of employment. In any case...

Section 15-29-7. - Employee liability for contribution to the plan. - § 15-29-7. Employee liability for contribution to the plan. The...

Section 15-29-8. - Plan administrator obligations regarding enrollment. - § 15-29-8. Plan administrator obligations regarding enrollment. (a)(1) The medical...

Section 15-29-9. - Plan administrator — Unlawful refusal to enroll. - § 15-29-9. Plan administrator — Unlawful refusal to enroll. (a)...

Section 15-29-10. - Payment of claims. - § 15-29-10. Payment of claims. (a) The following individuals or...

Chapter 15-30 - Legal Representation in Child Support Cases

Section 15-30-1. - Legal counsel. - § 15-30-1. Legal counsel. (a) Whether acting on its own...

Section 15-30-2. - Department of Human Services — Office of child support services — Powers and duties. - § 15-30-2. Department of Human Services — Office of child...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 15 - Domestic Relations

Rhode Island General Laws
Title 15 - Domestic Relations