{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-108","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-108","heading":"Venue.","body":"Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage shall be in the county in which:\n(1) The child resides or is present or, for purposes of article 7 or 8 of this chapter, is or will be born;\n(2) Any parent or intended parent resides;\n(3) The respondent resides or is present if the child does not reside in this state;\n(4) A proceeding for probate or administration of the parent or alleged parent’s estate has been commenced; or\n(5) A child protection proceeding with respect to the child has been commenced.","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/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-1/15-8.1-108.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"1b29526b7990ef2abbceba091169dbc47d86451fa1a7e2e25756e2087846aca2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-107","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}