Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-5-4 — § 15-5-4. Collusion of parties.

Rhode Island·Title 15 Domestic Relations·Ch. 15-5 Divorce and Separation

§ 15-5-4. Collusion of parties.
Whenever it appears that the absence, adultery, cruelty, desertion, or other cause
            of complaint was committed or occasioned by the collusion of the parties, and done
            or contrived with an intention to procure a divorce, no divorce shall be decreed.
         

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 195, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 247, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 291, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 416, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 15-5-4.

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§ 15-1-9

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§ 15-10-3

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§ 15-10-4

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§ 15-10-5

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