38 chapters · 498 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-1. Ownership of separate property
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The real estate, chattels real, and personal estate which are the property of any woman before marriage, or which may become the property of any woman after marriage, or which may be acquired by her own industry, including damages recovered in suits or proceedings for her benefit…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-10. Power to act as fiduciary
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A married woman may be, give bond as, and exercise the powers: (1) of trustee, when appointed by deed; (2) of executrix, trustee, or guardian, when appointed under a will or by a court of competent jurisdiction; or (3) of administratrix or guardian, when appointed by a court of c…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-11. Agent for husband — Husband as agent
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The wife may act as agent or attorney of her husband, and the husband may act as the agent or attorney of his wife.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-12. Liability for contracts or torts of husband or wife
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The husband shall not be liable by reason of the marital relation: (1) for any contract made or for any tort committed by his wife prior to their marriage; (2) for any contract made after marriage by his wife; (3) for torts committed by his wife after marriage, unless he particip…