Rhode Island § 15-5-22 § 15-5-22. Trial required — Collusion.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-5-22 — § 15-5-22. Trial required — Collusion.

Rhode Island § 15-5-22

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-5Divorce and Separation

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-22 (2026).

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§ 15-5-22. Trial required — Collusion.
No divorce from the bond of marriage shall be granted solely upon default nor solely
            upon admissions by the pleadings, except upon trial before the court in open session;
            nor shall the divorce be granted where the court is satisfied that there has been
            any collusion or corrupt conduct by the parties, or either of them, in regard to the
            proceedings to obtain the divorce.
         

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§ 15-5-22. Trial required — Collusion.

No divorce from the bond of marriage shall be granted solely upon default nor solely upon admissions by the pleadings, except upon trial before the court in open session; nor shall the divorce be granted where the court is satisfied that there has been any collusion or corrupt conduct by the parties, or either of them, in regard to the proceedings to obtain the divorce.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 195, § 18; P.L. 1902, ch. 971, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 247, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 291, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 416, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 15-5-22; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 25.