No cause of action shall be barred on the ground that the parties are married or were married at the time that the cause of action accrued. The common-law doctrine of interspousal immunity is explicitly and totally abrogated.
Abolition of interspousal immunity
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-17., under Chapter 15-4 Married Women’s Rights.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-17.