Rhode Island § 15-5-5 § 15-5-5. Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-5-5 — § 15-5-5. Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.

Rhode Island § 15-5-5

Title 15Domestic Relations

Ch. 15-5Divorce and Separation

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-5 (2026).

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§ 15-5-5. Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.
Whenever the act or acts giving rise to the cause for divorce are of a nature that
            the complaining party could not ordinarily produce corroborating testimony, the court
            may, in its discretion, if it is satisfied of the existence of the cause in question,
            the proof in other respects being satisfactory, grant the divorce on the testimony
            of the complaining party alone.
         

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§ 15-5-5. Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.

Whenever the act or acts giving rise to the cause for divorce are of a nature that the complaining party could not ordinarily produce corroborating testimony, the court may, in its discretion, if it is satisfied of the existence of the cause in question, the proof in other respects being satisfactory, grant the divorce on the testimony of the complaining party alone.