Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-1 – Persons Eligible to Marry


§ 15-1-1	Equal access to marriage
§ 15-1-2	Marrying kindred forbidden
§ 15-1-3	Incestuous marriages void
§ 15-1-4	Marriages of kindred allowed by Jewish religion
§ 15-1-5	Bigamous marriages void – Marriage of persons who are mentally incompetent
§ 15-1-6	Declaration of validity of marriage by divorced person
§ 15-1-7	Marriage codification
§ 15-1-8	Recognition of relationships entered into in another state or jurisdiction
§ 15-1-9	Applicability of state laws to marriages not recognized by federal law

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Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
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