AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
Summary
Provides for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
02/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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