by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Caption; Names of Parties. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the county, the title of the action, the file number, and a designation as in Rule 7(a). In the complaint, the title of the action shall include the names of all...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Rhode Island, Rules of Practice
All cases shall be docketed and numbered consecutively in the classes to which they respectively belong. R.I. Family Court R.P. 3.1
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Capacity. It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity or the legal existence of an organized association of persons that is made a party. When a party desires to raise an issue as to the legal existence of any...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Claims for Relief. A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, or cross-claim, shall contain (1) A short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief;(2) A demand for judgment for the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Rhode Island, Rules of Practice
If for any reason sessions of the Family Court in any County are cancelled, unless otherwise ordered by the court or the parties otherwise stipulate with the court’s approval, all matters shall automatically be continued for four (4) weeks and all outstanding...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Pleadings.(1) In Actions Other Than Adoption. There shall be a complaint and an answer; a reply to a counterclaim noted as such; an answer to a cross-claim, if the answer contains a cross-claim. No other pleading shall be allowed. (2) Adoption. In an action to...
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