Rhode Island Court Records

Access Rhode Island Courts directly. Search court records; from Rhode Island county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Rhode Island dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to Rhode Island probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Rhode Island state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

Rhode Island divorces are heard by the statewide Family Court under R.I. Gen. Laws 8-10-3 and kept by the Family Court clerk's office in the county where the case was filed. Rule 3.3 of the Family Court Rules of Practice withholds only matters involving scandal or immoral practices and matters sealed by statute or court order. The decision pending entry of final judgment, the final judgment with its property assignment, incorporated settlement agreements and qualified domestic relations orders are matters of record open unless sealed, while the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, Income and Expenses that Rule 1.7(a) requires with every divorce complaint is a non-public filing under Rule 4(b) of the Judiciary's Rules of Practice Governing Public Access to Electronic Case Information.

The Judiciary Public Portal gives the public the docket and hearing dates but no documents; the file is read at the clerk's office, and no public records act request is needed. The Rhode Island asset search page explains what the statement and the judgment show.

These federal and national sources complement Rhode Island's state-level records. They are the authoritative sources you should cross-check when Rhode Island state records are incomplete or out-of-state activity matters.