Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-6-2 — § 15-6-2. Ex parte divorce in another state between parties resident in this state.

Rhode Island § 15-6-2
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 15Domestic Relations
Ch. 15-6Uniform Divorce Recognition Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-6-2 (2026).

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§ 15-6-2. Ex parte divorce in another state between parties resident in this state.

A divorce from the bonds of matrimony obtained in another jurisdiction in ex parte proceedings shall be of no force or effect in this state, if both parties to the marriage were domiciled in this state at the time that the proceeding for the divorce was commenced.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1949, ch. 2268, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 15-6-2.

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