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Rhode Island Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 15-5-1 to 28 |
| Residency Requirements | One party resident 1 yr.; if based on defendant's residency, he must be personally serviced with process. |
| Waiting Period | Final decree entered anytime within 30 days or 3 months from decision date. |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Irretrievable breakdown; separation (for at least 3 yrs.). |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | Collusion. |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | Adultery; cruelty or violence; desertion for 5 yrs.; drug/alcohol addiction; impotency; nonsupport; any other gross/repugnant behavior (refusal and neglect). |
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