{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-5-16.5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-16.5","heading":"Interest on arrearages.","body":"Interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum on any support debt due or owing, child or spousal support, shall be assessed unless the responsible party shall, for good cause shown, be relieved of the obligation to pay interest by the family court.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 5 Divorce and Separation"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-5/15-5-16.5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:34Z","sha256":"dba468cd5a7fca914344e963888f3c0efb547e7d2d43c27d726bdde25be8e7c0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-5-16.4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-5-16.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}