(a)  Before a child custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with this chapter must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody of the child.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 15-14.1-17

  • Child custody proceeding: means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-14.1-2
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Physical custody: means the physical care and supervision of a child;

    (15)  "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

    (16)  "Tribe" means an Indian tribe or band, or Alaskan Native village, which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state;

    (17)  "Warrant" means an order issued by a court authorizing law enforcement officers to take physical custody of a child. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-14.1-2

(b)  This chapter does not govern the enforceability of a child custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

(c)  The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child custody proceeding under this chapter are governed by the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state.

History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 307, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 322, § 2.