{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-14","heading":"Petitions for adoption.","body":"Any petition for the adoption of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be brought before the family court in the manner set forth in chapter 7 of title 15.","path":["Title 14 Delinquent and Dependent Children","Chapter 1 Proceedings in Family Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE14/14-1/14-1-14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:32Z","sha256":"46270a7c44b1566518dc38ad2cc4e3bafc6cc39fa97c1ad25f0a14c049cab881","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}