R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-24.2

Current through 2024 Public Law 44

Section 15-5-24.2 - Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights

In any divorce proceeding the family court may, upon petition of a grandparent whose grandchild is a child of the marriage, grant reasonable visitation rights of the grandchild to the grandparent. The court may issue all necessary orders to enforce visitation rights. Once a grandparent has been granted reasonable visitation rights, notice of any petition and/or order providing for a change in custody or visitation shall be provided to the grandparent.

P.L. 1981, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 416, §1; P.L. 2000 , ch. 109, § 23.