Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-4-9 — § 15-4-9. Trade or business — Partnership with husband.

Rhode Island § 15-4-9

JurisdictionRhode Island

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-4Married Womenâ€™s Rights

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-9 (2026).

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§ 15-4-9. Trade or business — Partnership with husband.
A married woman may carry on any trade or business as if she were single and unmarried;
            but her husband shall not be liable for her debts, contracts, or torts from that trade
            or business. A husband and wife may be partners in a trading or any other type of
            partnership.
         

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 194, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 246, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 290, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 417, § 9; P.L. 1944, ch. 1397, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 15-4-9.

Nearby Sections

15

§ 15-1-1

§ 15-1-1. Equal access to marriage.

§ 15-1-2

§ 15-1-2. Marrying kindred forbidden.

§ 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

§ 15-10-4. Other parties as complainants — Jurisdiction and venue.

§ 15-10-5

§ 15-10-5. Costs paid by state.

§ 15-10-6

§ 15-10-6. Prosecution of criminal actions.

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