Legal Opinion
In Re Jeramie N.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 6, 1997No. 96-144-M.PPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEDERBERG, Justice.
The constitutionality of Rhode Island’s adoption statute and the jurisdiction of the Family Court are at issue in this case in which out-of-state residents have petitioned the Family Court to adopt a child from Rhode Island. Five questions of law have been certified to us by the Family Court pursuant to G.L.1956 §§ 8-10-43 and 9-24-27 and Rule 72 of the Family Court Rules of Procedure for Domestic Relations. For the reasons stated below, we hold that the Family Court has jurisdiction to decide adoption petitions in the instant case. Further, we conclude that no…
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