{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 14-1-8","heading":"Jurisdiction over adults.","body":"The court shall, as set forth in this chapter, have exclusive original jurisdiction to determine all cases of adults involved in matters arising out of § 14-1-5(3) and all cases of adults charged with:\n(1) Being responsible for or contributing to the delinquency, waywardness, or neglect of any child under sixteen (16) years of age;\n(2) Desertion, abandonment, or failure to provide subsistence for any child dependent upon him or her for support; or\n(3) Neglect to send any child to school as required by law.","path":["Title 14 Delinquent and Dependent Children","Chapter 1 Proceedings in Family Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE14/14-1/14-1-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:32Z","sha256":"b42dc3fbe2ec5922743eae7087ee7432cc5231460e7185da4dbf8ac3f0231ba8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-7.4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-14-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}