Rhode Island § 15-4-1 § 15-4-1. Ownership of separate property.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-4-1 — § 15-4-1. Ownership of separate property.

Rhode Island § 15-4-1

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-4Married Womenâ€™s Rights

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-1 (2026).

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§ 15-4-1. Ownership of separate property.
The real estate, chattels real, and personal estate which are the property of any
            woman before marriage, or which may become the property of any woman after marriage,
            or which may be acquired by her own industry, including damages recovered in suits
            or proceedings for her benefit and compensation for her property taken for public
            use, and the proceeds of all such property, shall be and remain her sole and separate
            property free from control of her husband.
         

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§ 15-4-1. Ownership of separate property.

The real estate, chattels real, and personal estate which are the property of any woman before marriage, or which may become the property of any woman after marriage, or which may be acquired by her own industry, including damages recovered in suits or proceedings for her benefit and compensation for her property taken for public use, and the proceeds of all such property, shall be and remain her sole and separate property free from control of her husband.