§ 15-8-1 - Obligations of the father. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 15-8-1

   § 15-8-1  Obligations of the father. –The father of a child which is or may be born out of lawful wedlock is liableto the same extent as the father of a child born in lawful wedlock, whether ornot the child is born alive, for the reasonable expense of the mother'spregnancy and confinement, and the education, necessary support andmaintenance, and medical and funeral expenses of the child and for reasonablecounsel fees for the prosecution of paternity proceedings. A child born out oflawful wedlock also includes a child born to a married woman by a man otherthan her lawful husband.