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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-13-1. Determination of children receiving public assistance
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The party commencing an action seeking a divorce from the bond of marriage or divorce from bed and board or an order pursuant to § 15-5-19 shall, at the time the proceeding is begun, append to the petition a statement containing the names of all children of the marriage and their…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-13-2. Setting of support for children receiving public assistance
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(a) If the statement appended to the petition indicates that any child of the marriage is a recipient of or applicant for public assistance, a hearing shall be held as promptly as possible to determine the amount of support to which each child is entitled from the appropriate par…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-13-3. Reconsideration of support orders
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(a) Every order entered by the family court providing for support of a child who at the time of entry of the order was not a recipient of or applicant for public assistance shall, in the event the child becomes the recipient of public assistance, be reconsidered de novo upon the …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-13-3.1. Enforcement procedures
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(a) In any proceeding brought for failure to make support payments as ordered by the court, upon a showing that the payments are more than forty-five (45) days overdue, the family court may grant an order directing that an execution issue against the wages, debts, earnings, salar…