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RI Gen L § 15-15.1-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-15.1 - The Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act|Section 15-15.1-4.1 - Form of certification or confirmation.

§ 15-15.1-4.1. Form of certification or confirmation.A form in substantially the following language shall suffice for the purposes of filing of certificate or confirmation:STATE OF RHODE ISLAND FAMILY COURT  _____________________________________ , SC  _____________________________________ (Name) Petitioner vs.  _____________________________________ (Name) C.A. No. Respondent CERTIFICATION OF PROTECTION/RESTRAINING ORDER It is hereby certified that the attached is a true and correct copy of the order entered in the above-captioned action on _______________________________________ (date) and that the original of the attached order was duly executed by the judicial authority whose signature appears thereon. The order expires on _______________________________________ (date).  The order is: [ ] a civil protection/restraining order. OR [ ] a criminal protection/restraining order, that recognizes the standing of the plaintiff to seek enforcement of the order. It is further certified that: (a) The issuing court determined that it had jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter under the laws of _____________________________________ (state or Indian tribe).  (b) The respondent was given reasonable notice and had opportunity to be heard before this order was issued; or if the order was issued ex parte, the respondent was given notice and had opportunity to be heard after the order was issued, consistent with the rights of the respondent to due process.  (c) The order was otherwise issued in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act, and the Violence Against Women Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2265.  For custody and visitation orders: (d) The order was otherwise issued in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act or the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act of this state/territory and is consistent with the provisions of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act. 28 U.S.C. § 1738A.  The attached order shall be presumed to be valid and enforceable in this and other jurisdictions.  Signature of Clerk of court or other authorized official: _____________________________________ History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 284, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-15.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-15.1 - The Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act|Section 15-15.1-5 - Registration of order.

§ 15-15.1-5. Registration of order.(a) Any individual may register a foreign protection order in this state. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall:(1) present a certified copy of the order to the appropriate law enforcement agency; or(2) present a certified copy of the order to the department of attorney general and request that the order be registered with the appropriate law enforcement agency.(b) Upon receipt of a foreign protection order the appropriate law enforcement agency shall register the order in accordance with this section. After the order is registered the appropriate law enforcement agency shall furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.(c) The appropriate law enforcement agency shall register an order upon presentation of a copy of a protective order which has been certified by the issuing state. A registered foreign protection order that is inaccurate or is not currently in effect must be corrected or removed from the registry in accordance with the law of this state.(d) An individual registering a foreign protection order shall file an affidavit by the protected individual stating that, to the best of the protected individual's knowledge, the order is currently in effect.(e) A foreign protection order registered under this chapter may be entered in any existing state or federal registry of protection orders, in accordance with applicable law.(f) A fee may not be charged for the registration of a foreign protection order.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 284, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-15.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-15.1 - The Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act|Section 15-15.1-6 - Immunity.

§ 15-15.1-6. Immunity.The state or a local governmental agency, or a law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court, or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity, is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising out of the registration or enforcement of a foreign protection order or the detention or arrest of an alleged violator of a foreign protection order if the act or omission was done in good faith in an effort to comply with this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 284, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-15.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-15.1 - The Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act|Section 15-15.1-7 - Other remedies.

§ 15-15.1-7. Other remedies.A protected individual who pursues remedies under this chapter is not precluded from pursuing other legal or equitable remedies against the respondent.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 284, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-15.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-15.1 - The Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act|Section 15-15.1-8 - Uniformity of application and construction.

§ 15-15.1-8. Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 284, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-15.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-15.1 - The Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act|Section 15-15.1-9 - Severability.

§ 15-15.1-9. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 259, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 284, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-16-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-1 - Purpose.

§ 15-16-1. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to enhance the enforcement of support obligations by providing a swift and effective procedure for the withholding of income derived in this state to enforce support orders issued in this state or other jurisdictions, and by providing a mechanism by which income withholding, to enforce the support orders issued in this state, may be sought in other jurisdictions. This chapter shall be applicable to support obligations established or enforceable in this state, including support obligations enforceable pursuant to the Rhode Island state plan for child and spousal support enforcement, as the plan may be adopted and amended by the Rhode Island department of human services in accordance with title IV, part D, § 454 of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 654, and as more fully defined in § 15-16-2. This chapter shall be construed liberally to effect this purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 8; P.L. 1994, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-16-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-3 - Remedies additional.

§ 15-16-3. Remedies additional.The income withholding remedy provided in this chapter is in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other remedy available to enforce a support order issued in this state or in another jurisdiction. Relief under this chapter shall not be denied, delayed, or affected because of the availability of other remedies, nor shall relief under any other statute be delayed or denied because of the availability of this remedy.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-16-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-4 - Income withholding agency.

§ 15-16-4. Income withholding agency.The division of taxation within the department of administration is designated as the state income withholding agency for all income withholding orders issued or registered in Rhode Island and shall have all powers, duties, and responsibilities to establish and administer income withholding in accordance with this chapter, and is further authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations that it deems necessary to implement the provisions and purposes of this chapter; provided, that any rule or regulation affecting the duties and responsibilities of the family court shall be made with the concurrence of the chief judge of the family court.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 129, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 6.
RI Gen L § 15-16-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-5.1 - Immediate income withholding - Support orders issued or modified on or after January 1, 1994.

§ 15-16-5.1. Immediate income withholding — Support orders issued or modified on or after January 1, 1994.(a) (1) With respect to a support order issued, enforced, or modified on or after January 1, 1994, the income of an obligor shall be subject to immediate income withholding under this chapter on the effective date of the order, regardless of whether support payments by the obligor are in arrears; provided, that the income of the obligor shall not be subject to immediate income withholding:(i) If a judge or magistrate of the family court finds that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding; or(ii) If the obligor and obligee, and the department in the case of an obligee subject to an assignment of support rights under § 40-6-9, enter into a written agreement or order which provides for an alternative arrangement for the timely payment of support due under the support order.(2) In no event shall the court order wage withholding payable to the obligee directly from any wage withholding agent.(b) The obligor shall be given advance notice, by way of the pleadings or otherwise, that his or her income is subject to immediate income withholding as provided in subsection (a) of this section, that the maximum amount of income to be withheld may not exceed the limit permitted under § 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1673(b), and that he or she may contest immediate income withholding, and assert any defenses, exceptions, or exemptions to which he or she may be entitled at a hearing before a judge or magistrate of the family court.(c) With the exception of those income withholding orders issued pursuant to § 15-23.1-501, an immediate income withholding order issued under this section shall be filed by the department or the obligee with the clerk of the family court or, as appropriate, with the reciprocal office of the family court and shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 15-16-9 — 15-16-13.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 478, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 6; P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 25; P.L. 1998, ch. 442, § 7; P.L. 2001, ch. 155, § 4.
RI Gen L § 15-16-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-6 - Notice to obligor.

§ 15-16-6. Notice to obligor.The notice to the obligor required under § 15-16-5 shall inform the obligor:(1) Of the amount of the support arrearage and the amount of income that has been withheld for payment of current support, arrearages, and any fees allowable under this chapter;(2) That the provision for withholding of income applies to any current or subsequent employer or period of employment;(3) Of the procedures available for contesting the withholding and that, in accordance with § 15-16-5, the grounds for contesting the withholding are limited to mistakes of fact;(4) Of the period within which the obligor must file a statement contesting withholding with the department;(5) Of the opportunity to contest the income withholding at a hearing before a master of the family court.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 6.
RI Gen L § 15-16-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-7 - Income withholding by withholding agency - Registry - Judicial review.

§ 15-16-7. Income withholding by withholding agency — Registry — Judicial review.(a) If an obligor or obligee requests income withholding or if the obligor fails to timely file his or her statement contesting income withholding as required under § 15-16-5, the income withholding shall become effective without the necessity for a hearing before a magistrate of the family court, and the department shall issue an income withholding order to the withholding agent with notice of the order to the obligor, in accordance with § 15-16-9.(b) The department shall maintain a central registry of all income withholding orders issued pursuant to this section and § 15-16-8, and it shall enter these orders on the CSE system.(c) An obligor aggrieved by the issuance of an income withholding order by the department under this section shall be entitled to judicial review de novo by the family court.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 478, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 442, § 7.
RI Gen L § 15-16-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-8 - Contesting withholding.

§ 15-16-8. Contesting withholding.An obligor may request a family court hearing in writing within fourteen (14) days of the date of the mailing of the notice described in § 15-16-6. The family court shall notify the obligor by first class mail of the date, time, and place of the hearing within five (5) days of receipt of the written request for hearing. The only basis for contesting income withholding initiated under this section is mistake of fact as set forth in § 15-16-5.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 6.
RI Gen L § 15-16-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-9 - Income withholding order - Service - Effectiveness - Contents.

§ 15-16-9. Income withholding order — Service — Effectiveness — Contents.(a) An income withholding order under this chapter shall be binding upon a withholding agent one week after service, by personal service or by certified or registered mail, of a true copy of the income withholding order. The income withholding order shall be binding upon the withholding agent until further notice to the withholding agent in accordance with this chapter. Concurrently with the service of a true copy of the income withholding order upon a withholding agent, the department shall mail a true copy of the income withholding order by regular mail to the obligor.(b) Any income withholding order under this chapter shall have priority over any prior attachment, execution, garnishment, or wage or income assignment against the income of the obligor. An income withholding order under this chapter shall not be subject to any specific or statutory exemption or limitation prohibiting levy, execution, assignment, or attachment process or limiting the amount subject to income withholding under this chapter, except the exemptions or limitations as provided by federal law.(c) Every income withholding order issued pursuant to this chapter shall include the following:(1) That the income withholding order shall be binding upon a withholding agent one week after the service upon the withholding agent;(2) The total amount to be withheld from the obligor's income for support and support arrearages;(3) The amount of fees a withholding agent may withhold from the income of an obligor in addition to support and support arrearages;(4) That the total amount to be withheld for support, support arrearages, and fees may not be in excess of the maximum amounts permitted under § 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1673(b);(5) That withholding is binding upon the withholding agent until notice by the department or the court;(6) That the withholding agent is subject to the duties and liabilities as provided in § 15-16-10.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-16-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-11 - Duration - Modification or revocation of order.

§ 15-16-11. Duration — Modification or revocation of order.(a) An income withholding order issued pursuant to this chapter shall remain in full force and effect until modified or revoked.(b) The order may be modified or revoked by the court upon application and for good cause shown, provided that the payment by the obligor of all support arrearages shall not be the sole basis for modification or revocation of the income withholding order.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 6.
RI Gen L § 15-16-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-12 - Allocation of amounts withheld - Refunds - Distribution.

§ 15-16-12. Allocation of amounts withheld — Refunds — Distribution.(a) In the event that there are two (2) or more income withholding orders against the same income of an obligor, the department shall allocate and distribute the amount remitted by the withholding agent between or among the separate income withholding orders giving priority to current support obligations as follows:(1) Each obligee shall be allocated an amount in the proportion which each obligee's current support order under income withholding bears relative to the total of all amounts for current support under income withholding orders; and(2) Any remaining withheld income shall be allocated to each obligee in an amount proportional to which each obligee's arrearage order under income withholding bears relative to the total of all amounts ordered to be paid on arrearages under income withholding orders.(b) The department shall promptly refund to an obligor the amounts, if any, which may have been improperly withheld.(c) The department shall promptly distribute amounts received under income withholding orders in accordance with § 457 of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 657.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-16-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-14 - Voluntary income withholding.

§ 15-16-14. Voluntary income withholding.The obligor of a support order of another jurisdiction may obtain voluntary income withholding by filing with the department a request for withholding and a certified copy of the support order. The department shall issue an income withholding order under § 15-16-7.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-16-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-15 - Initiation of income withholding with other jurisdictions.

§ 15-16-15. Initiation of income withholding with other jurisdictions.(a) With respect to a state that has not adopted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), on behalf of any client for whom the department is already providing services, or on application of a resident of this state who is an obligee or obligor of a support order issued by this state, or of an agency to whom the obligee has assigned support rights, the department shall promptly request the agency of another jurisdiction in which the obligor of a support order derives income to enter the order for the purpose of obtaining income withholding against that income.(b) The department shall compile and promptly transmit to the agency of the other jurisdiction all documentation required to enter a support order for this purpose.(c) The department also shall immediately transmit to the agency of the other jurisdiction a certified copy of any subsequent modifications of the support order.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 6; P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 6.
RI Gen L § 15-16-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-16 - Income Withholding|Section 15-16-16 - Severability.

§ 15-16-16. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application of it shall for any reason be judged invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter, but shall be confined in its effect to the provision or application directly involved in the controversy giving rise to the judgment.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-17-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-17 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|Section 15-17-1 - Definitions.

§ 15-17-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.(2) "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 449, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-17-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-17 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|Section 15-17-2 - Formalities.

§ 15-17-2. Formalities.(a) A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties.(b) It is enforceable without consideration.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 449, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-17-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-17 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|Section 15-17-3 - Content.

§ 15-17-3. Content.(a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:(1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;(2) The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;(3) The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;(4) The modification or elimination of spousal support;(5) The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;(6) The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;(7) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and(8) Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, which are not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.(b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 449, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-17-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-17 - Uniform Premarital Agreement Act|Section 15-17-4 - Effective upon marriage.

§ 15-17-4. Effective upon marriage.A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 449, § 1.