Rhode Island § 15-18-1 § 15-18-1. Legislative findings.

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§ 15-18-1 — § 15-18-1. Legislative findings.

Rhode Island § 15-18-1

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-18Commission on Child Support

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§ 15-18-1. Legislative findings.
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1) An increasingly large percentage of children in this state live in single parent households;
         
(2) Almost one-half (Â½) of single parent households have income below the poverty level;
         
(3) In excess of forty thousand (40,000) children in the state are receiving state aid
            through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program;
         
(4) Children in families where parents are separated or divorced are at greater risk of
            economic d

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§ 15-18-1. Legislative findings.

The general assembly finds and declares that:

(1) An increasingly large percentage of children in this state live in single parent households;

(2) Almost one-half (Â½) of single parent households have income below the poverty level;

(3) In excess of forty thousand (40,000) children in the state are receiving state aid through the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program;

(4) Children in families where parents are separated or divorced are at greater risk of economic deprivation than in two (2) parent families.