{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-21-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-21-8","heading":"Civil actions not precluded.","body":"(a) In any case where there has been a refusal or neglect to pay any child support or to discharge any liability in respect to child support, whether or not a levy has been made, the department, in addition to other modes of relief, may file an action in the family court.\n(b) The filing of a civil action shall not preclude the department from enforcing the child support order through the use of any administrative means permitted by federal or state law.\n[See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 21 Child Support Lien Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-21/15-21-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:39Z","sha256":"c99249bcf8f10056fc6a81bf2f6b0b8cc846e9a9927c17c1bae5c7a119c9c765","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-21-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-21-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}