§ 15-4-1 Ownership of separate property
§ 15-4-2 Receipt of property and release of debts by married woman
§ 15-4-3 Power to contract
§ 15-4-4 Conveyance of property to or from husband or other persons
§ 15-4-5 Acknowledgment of deeds and letters of attorney
§ 15-4-6 Release of interest
§ 15-4-7 Testamentary power
§ 15-4-8 Rights of spouses in real estate
§ 15-4-9 Trade or business – Partnership with husband
§ 15-4-10 Power to act as fiduciary
§ 15-4-11 Agent for husband – Husband as agent
§ 15-4-12 Liability for contracts or torts of husband or wife
§ 15-4-13 Liability of property to attachment and levy – Liens
§ 15-4-14 Proceeding by or against married woman
§ 15-4-15 Effect of coverture on adverse possession cases
§ 15-4-16 Property of absent or imprisoned husband
§ 15-4-17 Abolition of interspousal immunity
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-4 - Married Women's Rights

  • Administratrix: The female counterpart of an administrator. See also
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Executrix: The female counterpart of an executor. See also
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.