The main Rhode Island Family Court courthouse is located at 1 Dorrance Plaza in downtown Providence, Rhode Island 02903. The court also operates additional courtroom locations throughout [...]
Rhode Island Family Court handles all legal matters involving family relationships and domestic issues, including divorce, legal separation, child custody and support, visitation, adoption, termination of parental [...]
While you are not legally required to have an attorney, adoption is one of the most document-intensive and procedurally complex areas of family law. Errors or omissions [...]
Once the Rhode Island Family Court issues a final adoption decree, a new birth certificate is issued for the child listing the adoptive parents as the legal [...]
Yes. Rhode Island law does not require adoptive parents to be married. Single individuals can and do adopt children in Rhode Island through all types of adoption [...]
A home study is a comprehensive evaluation of the prospective adoptive family conducted by a licensed social worker. It typically involves background checks, interviews with all household [...]
