§ 40-5-15 - Citation and proceedings against kindred. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40-5-15

   § 40-5-15  Citation and proceedings againstkindred. – The director of public welfare of any town, or the department of human servicesof the state through its representative duly appointed, shall apply to theclerk of the district court for, and the clerk shall thereupon issue, acitation substantially in the form of the citation prescribed in §44-5-26; and the citation shall contain the name or names of the kindred, andthe citation and petition shall in all respects follow the procedure, and besubject to the jurisdiction of the district courts as set forth in §§8-8-3 – 8-8-5.