Title 15
Domestic Relations

Chapter 20
Child Support Notification

R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-20-4

§ 15-20-4. Duty of parent to notify department — Residence.

(a) When the obligor parent and/or custodial parent change residence it shall be the duty of this parent to notify the department of the change of residence within ten (10) days.

(b) This section applies to all cases brought pursuant to the Rhode Island state plan for child and spousal support, in conformance with title IV-D, part D of the Federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.

(c) The procedures set forth in § 15-5-16.2(h) relative to notice shall apply to all cases recorded with the Rhode Island family court/department of administration, division of taxation, child support enforcement system where services are not being provided under the state plan.

(d) All notices and pleadings shall be mailed and/or served to the appropriate party at the most recent address of record.

History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 8.