In any divorce proceeding the family court may, upon petition of a grandparent whose grandchild is a child of the marriage, grant reasonable visitation rights of the grandchild to the grandparent. The court may issue all necessary orders to enforce visitation rights. Once a grandparent has been granted reasonable visitation rights, notice of any petition and/or order providing for a change in custody or visitation shall be provided to the grandparent.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-24.2
Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights
P.L. 1981, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 416, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 23.
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.