Rhode Island § 15-1-5 § 15-1-5. Bigamous marriages void — Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent.

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§ 15-1-5 — § 15-1-5. Bigamous marriages void — Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent.

Rhode Island § 15-1-5

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-1Persons Eligible to Marry

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-1-5 (2026).

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§ 15-1-5. Bigamous marriages void — Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent.
A person is prohibited from marrying if such person is:
(1) A party to another marriage; or
         
(2) A party to a relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and
            responsibilities as a marriage whether entered into in this state or another state
            or jurisdiction and such marriage or relationship has not been finally dissolved,
            unless the parties to the intended marriage will be the same as the parties to such
            other marriage or relationship. Any marriage entered in violation of this proh

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§ 15-1-5. Bigamous marriages void — Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent.

A person is prohibited from marrying if such person is:

(1) A party to another marriage; or

(2) A party to a relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage whether entered into in this state or another state or jurisdiction and such marriage or relationship has not been finally dissolved, unless the parties to the intended marriage will be the same as the parties to such other marriage or relationship. Any marriage entered in violation of this prohibition and any marriage where either of the parties is mentally incompetent at the time of the marriage, shall be absolutely void, and no life estate created by chapter 25 of title 33 shall be assigned to any surviving spouse in consequence of the marriage.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 191, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 243, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 287, § 5; P.L. 1927, ch. 1066, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 415, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 15-1-5; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 19; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 19; P.L. 2013, ch. 4, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 5, § 1.