(1)  “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 15-14.1-23

(2)  “Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

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