{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72-34","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-34","heading":"Withholding services.","body":"(a) It is the policy of the department not to require a parent to surrender physical possession or custody of his or her minor child or children based solely upon the department’s provisions of services to the family. A surrender shall be determined by the family court or as otherwise provided by law.\n(b) In all cases the best interest of the minor child or children shall be paramount.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 72 Department of Children, Youth and Families"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-72/42-72-34.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:04Z","sha256":"ef6c5d9921558cbaa172b2038b8e42a6b84856c889df26b8e6e9518f36f14592","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72-33","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}