A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination which was commenced before the effective date of this chapter [July 17, 2003] is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-14.1-42
Transitional provision
Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 15-14.1-1 to 15-14.1-9 (42 sections).
P.L. 2003, ch. 307, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 322, § 2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.