Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-3.1-6, parties to a civil union shall be included in any definition or use of the terms "marriage," "spouse," "family," "immediate family," "dependent," "next of kin," and any other terms that denotes a marital or spousal relationship, as those terms are used throughout this Title.
230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-20-60-5.5