Rhode Island's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

Rhode Island

Statute: §§ 40-11-13; 42-72-8(a)-(d)

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Agencies From Other States

• Courts/Judges

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Physicians

• Reporters of Abuse

• Review Teams

• Treatment Providers

Persons without access to records

• Grand Juries

• Law Enforcement

• Researchers

• Employers

• Parents/Guardians

• Coroners

• Subject of Reports

• Public/Any Person

Other Department of Corrections Child-placing agencies

Jurisdiction
Citation: 23 Pa. § 2301
The court of common pleas of each county 

• The parent or parents, the adoptee, or the petitioner resides
• The agency having custody or responsible for placement is located
• The adoptee formerly resided, with permission of the court

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