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Region | Rhode Island |
Issue | Same-sex adoption |
Status | Legal |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Single-parent and joint adoption permitted per statutes. Second-parent adoption permitted per case law. |
Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/rhode-island R.I. Stat. §15-7-4 |
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