by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) For Attendance of Witnesses; Form; Issuance. Every subpoena shall be issued by the clerk of court or a notary public or other officer authorized by statute, shall state the name of the court and the title of the action, and shall command each person to whom it is...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Service: When Required. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, every order required by its terms to be served, every pleading subsequent to the original complaint unless the court otherwise orders because of numerous defendants, every paper relating to...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Summons: Form. The summons shall bear the Signature of the clerk, be under the seal or watermark of the court (which shall be generated by the CMS), identify the court and the parties, be directed to the defendant, and state the name and address of the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Authentication of Copy. An official record or an entry therein, when admissible for any purpose, may be evidenced by an official publication thereof or by a copy attested by the officer having the legal custody of the record, or by the officer’s deputy. If...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Domestic Relations, Family Law, Rhode Island
(a) Form and Admissibility. In all trials the testimony of witnesses shall be taken orally in open court, unless otherwise provided by statute, or by these rules, or by the Rhode Island Rules of Evidence. All evidence shall be admitted which is admissible under the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
A civil action is commenced by the filing of a complaint and all other required documents together with the fees prescribed by law. Incarcerated individuals, attorneys who are granted a waiver pursuant to Art. X, Rule 3(c) of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules...
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