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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-16-8

Contesting withholding

P.L. 1987, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 6.

An obligor may request a family court hearing in writing within fourteen (14) days of the date of the mailing of the notice described in § 15-16-6. The family court shall notify the obligor by first class mail of the date, time, and place of the hearing within five (5) days of receipt of the written request for hearing. The only basis for contesting income withholding initiated under this section is mistake of fact as set forth in § 15-16-5.

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.