For purposes of determining the legal rights and responsibilities involving individuals who previously entered into a civil union in this state, and whose civil union has merged into a marriage under this chapter, the date of the recording of the marriage certificate shall be the operative date by which legal rights and responsibilities are determined.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-3.1-13
Recognized date of marriage
P.L. 2013, ch. 4, § 5; P.L. 2013, ch. 5, § 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.