Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-16-16 — § 15-16-16. Severability.

Rhode Island § 15-16-16

JurisdictionRhode Island

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-16Income Withholding

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-16-16 (2026).

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§ 15-16-16. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or the application of it shall for any reason be
            judged invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder
            of the chapter, but shall be confined in its effect to the provision or application
            directly involved in the controversy giving rise to the judgment.
         

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Legislative History

P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1.

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§ 15-1-1. Equal access to marriage.

§ 15-1-2

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§ 15-1-3

§ 15-1-3. Incestuous marriages void.

§ 15-1-4

§ 15-1-4. Marriages of kindred allowed by Jewish religion.

§ 15-1-5

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

§ 15-1-6

§ 15-1-6. Declaration of validity of marriage by divorced person.

§ 15-1-7

§ 15-1-7. Marriage codification.

§ 15-1-8

§ 15-1-8. Recognition of relationships entered into in another state or jurisdiction.

§ 15-1-9

§ 15-1-9. Applicability of state laws to marriages not recognized by federal law.

§ 15-10-1

§ 15-10-1. Penalty for unreasonable neglect of destitute parents.

§ 15-10-2

§ 15-10-2. Orders for benefit of parents.

§ 15-10-3

§ 15-10-3. Director of human services as complainant.

§ 15-10-4

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§ 15-10-5

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