Rhode Island § 15-5-24.2 § 15-5-24.2. Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-5-24.2 — § 15-5-24.2. Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights.

Rhode Island § 15-5-24.2

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-5Divorce and Separation

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-24.2 (2026).

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§ 15-5-24.2. Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise
               rights.
In any divorce proceeding the family court may, upon petition of a grandparent whose
            grandchild is a child of the marriage, grant reasonable visitation rights of the grandchild
            to the grandparent. The court may issue all necessary orders to enforce visitation
            rights. Once a grandparent has been granted reasonable visitation rights, notice of
            any petition and/or order providing for a change in custody or visitation shall be
            provided to the grandparent.
         

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§ 15-5-24.2. Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights.

In any divorce proceeding the family court may, upon petition of a grandparent whose grandchild is a child of the marriage, grant reasonable visitation rights of the grandchild to the grandparent. The court may issue all necessary orders to enforce visitation rights. Once a grandparent has been granted reasonable visitation rights, notice of any petition and/or order providing for a change in custody or visitation shall be provided to the grandparent.