GroundRules
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-12: Trial period of residence.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15 Domestic Relations
- Chapter 7 Adoption of Children
No petition shall be granted until the child has lived for six (6) months in the proposed home; provided, that the period of residence may be waived and the petition granted by the court upon good cause shown, when satisfied that the proposed home and the child are suited to each other.
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