Section 40-5-12. – [Repealed.]
§ 40-5-12. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 69, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 40-8-12; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 201, § 3, effective July 1, 2004; P.L. 2004, ch. 350, § […]
Section 40-5-13. – Obligation of kindred for support.
§ 40-5-13. Obligation of kindred for support. (a) The kindred of any poor person, if any he or she shall have in the line or degree of father or grandfather, mother or grandmother, children or grandchildren, by consanguinity, or children by adoption, living within this state and of sufficient ability, shall be holden to support […]
Section 40-5-14. – Enforcement of support obligation of kindred.
§ 40-5-14. Enforcement of support obligation of kindred. The district court at any session thereof in any county where any kindred shall reside, upon the petition of the director of public welfare of any town, or the department of human services of the state through its representative duly appointed for that purpose, who shall have […]
Section 40-5-15. – Citation and proceedings against kindred.
§ 40-5-15. Citation and proceedings against kindred. The director of public welfare of any town, or the department of human services of the state through its representative duly appointed, shall apply to the clerk of the district court for, and the clerk shall thereupon issue, a citation substantially in the form of the citation prescribed […]
Section 40-5-16. – Proceedings against kindred not named in citation.
§ 40-5-16. Proceedings against kindred not named in citation. Upon suggestion made, other kindred of ability, not named in the citation, may be notified, and the process may be continued; and upon due notice, whether they appear or are defaulted, the court may proceed against them in the same manner as if they had been […]
Section 40-5-1. – Obligation of towns.
§ 40-5-1. Obligation of towns. Every town shall be required to relieve and support all poor and indigent persons lawfully settled therein, whenever they shall stand in need of relief and support, and to afford temporary relief to other poor and indigent persons. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, […]
Section 40-5-2. – Oversight of poor by directors of public welfare.
§ 40-5-2. Oversight of poor by directors of public welfare. The directors of public welfare shall have the care and oversight of all such poor and indigent persons settled in their respective towns. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 2; G.L. 1938, […]