Rhode Island § 15-7-12 § 15-7-12. Trial period of residence.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-7-12 — § 15-7-12. Trial period of residence.

Rhode Island·Title 15 Domestic Relations·Ch. 15-7 Adoption of Children

§ 15-7-12. Trial period of residence.
No petition shall be granted until the child has lived for six (6) months in the proposed
            home; provided, that the period of residence may be waived and the petition granted
            by the court upon good cause shown, when satisfied that the proposed home and the
            child are suited to each other.
         

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Legislative History

G.L. 1923, ch. 288, § 5; P.L. 1926, ch. 852, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 420, §§ 5, 7; P.L. 1955, ch. 3483, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 15-7-12; P.L. 1970, ch. 132, § 1.