{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-103","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-103","heading":"Scope and application.","body":"(a) This chapter applies to an adjudication and determination of parentage in the state of Rhode Island.\n(b) The court shall apply the law of the state of Rhode Island to adjudicate parentage.\n(c) This chapter does not create, enlarge, or diminish parental rights or responsibilities under other laws of the state of Rhode Island or the equitable powers of the courts, except as provided in this chapter.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 8.1 Uniform Parentage Act","Article 1 Definitions, Scope and General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-1/15-8.1-103.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"62baa051421c56fa4c2d6951fcad316ab10097f90c5b87388b96e6e84c86bbdf","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-102","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}