Rhode Island § 15-21-8 § 15-21-8. Civil actions not precluded.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-21-8 — § 15-21-8. Civil actions not precluded.

Rhode Island § 15-21-8

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-21Child Support Lien Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-21-8 (2026).

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§ 15-21-8. Civil actions not precluded.
(a) In any case where there has been a refusal or neglect to pay any child support or
            to discharge any liability in respect to child support, whether or not a levy has
            been made, the department, in addition to other modes of relief, may file an action
            in the family court.
         
(b) The filing of a civil action shall not preclude the department from enforcing the
            child support order through the use of any administrative means permitted by federal
            or state law.
         
[See §â€‚12-1-15 of the General Laws.]

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§ 15-21-8. Civil actions not precluded.

(a) In any case where there has been a refusal or neglect to pay any child support or to discharge any liability in respect to child support, whether or not a levy has been made, the department, in addition to other modes of relief, may file an action in the family court.

(b) The filing of a civil action shall not preclude the department from enforcing the child support order through the use of any administrative means permitted by federal or state law.

[See §â€‚12-1-15 of the General Laws.]