§ 15-1-6 - Declaration of validity of marriage by divorced person. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 15-1-6

   § 15-1-6  Declaration of validity ofmarriage by divorced person. – Any marriage, which may have been deemed and held void because a former wife orhusband of either of the parties to the marriage, divorced from the party byfinal decree, was living at the time of the marriage, may be declared valid andbinding upon the parties by decree of the family court, if the marriage was inall other respects lawful. The decree may be entered at the discretion of thecourt upon the petition of either party to the marriage, or of any of the issueof the marriage, and after a hearing and notice to all persons known to have aninterest in the marriage as the court may deem necessary, and the decree maydeclare that the issue of the marriage shall be deemed legitimate and that thewidow of any party to the marriage shall be entitled to her life estate createdby chapter 25 of title 33.