§ 15-23.1-201 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
§ 15-23.1-202 Duration of personal jurisdiction
§ 15-23.1-203 Initiating and responding tribunal of state
§ 15-23.1-204 Simultaneous proceedings
§ 15-23.1-205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order
§ 15-23.1-206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
§ 15-23.1-207 Determination of controlling child support order
§ 15-23.1-208 Child-support orders for two or more obligees
§ 15-23.1-209 Credit for payments
§ 15-23.1-210 Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
§ 15-23.1-211 Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-23.1 > Article 2 - Jurisdiction

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • billiard table: means and shall include billiard tables, pool tables, and pocket billiard tables. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-2-3.1
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8