Rhode Island § 14-1-41 § 14-1-41. Protection of religious faith.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 14-1-41 — § 14-1-41. Protection of religious faith.

Rhode Island § 14-1-41

Title 14Delinquent and Dependent Children

Ch. 14-1Proceedings in Family Court

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-41 (2026).

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§ 14-1-41. Protection of religious faith.
In placing a child under the guardianship or custody of a private agency, society,
            or institution, the court may when practicable select an agency, society, or institution
            governed by persons of like religious faith of the parents of the child, or in case
            of a difference in the religious faith of the parents, then of the religious faith
            of the child, or, if the religious faith of the child is not ascertainable, then of
            the faith of either of the parents. When neither the religious faith of the parents
            nor the religious faith of the child is ascertainable, the foregoing principles shall
            not apply.

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§ 14-1-41. Protection of religious faith.

In placing a child under the guardianship or custody of a private agency, society, or institution, the court may when practicable select an agency, society, or institution governed by persons of like religious faith of the parents of the child, or in case of a difference in the religious faith of the parents, then of the religious faith of the child, or, if the religious faith of the child is not ascertainable, then of the faith of either of the parents. When neither the religious faith of the parents nor the religious faith of the child is ascertainable, the foregoing principles shall not apply.