Grounds for Divorce:  The court may grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding of (1) irreconcilable differences which have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage, or (2)  the parties have lived separate and apart from each other for the space of at least three (3) years, whether voluntarily or involuntary. The court may grant a fault divorce upon a finding of any of the following causes:

1. Impotency
2. Adultery
3. Extreme cruelty
4. Willful desertion for five (5) years of either of the parties, or for willful desertion for a shorter period of time in the discretion of the court
5. Continued drunkenness
6. The habitual, excessive, and intemperate use of opium, morphine, or chloral
7. Neglect and refusal, for the period of at least one year next before the filing of the petition, on the part of the husband to provide necessaries for the subsistence of his wife, the husband being of sufficient ability
8. Any other gross misbehavior and wickedness, in either of the parties, repugnant to and in violation of the marriage covenant. [General Laws of Rhode Island]

Residency Requirements: "No complaint for divorce shall be granted unless the plaintiff has been a domiciled inhabitant of Rhode Island and has resided in the state for a period of one year next before the filing of the complaint; provided, that if the defendant has been a domiciled inhabitant of the state and has resided in this state for the period of one year next before the filing of the complaint, and is actually served with process, the requirement as to domicile and residence on the part of the plaintiff is deemed satisfied and fulfilled. The residence and domicile of any person immediately prior to the commencement of his or her active service as a member of the armed forces or of the merchant marine of the United States, or immediately prior to his or her absence from the state in the performance of services in connection with military operations, shall, for the purposes of this section, continue to be his or her residence and domicile during the time of his or her service and for a period of thirty (30) days after this." [General Laws of Rhode Island]

Rhode Island Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
State of Rhode Island Child Support
Telephone: 401–222–2847

Rhode Island Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
R.I. Stat. Section 15-5-16.2
Rhode Island Child Support Forms and Worksheets

Rhode Island Child Support Calculator

Rhode Island Divorce Forms Online
Judiciary of Rhode Island Forms

Rhode Island Divorce Laws
Rhode Island Statutes, Title 15, Chapter 15-5

Rhode Island Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 401–467–9940
Toll Free: 800–494–8100

Rhode Island Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Rhode Island Legal Services Inc.
Telephone: 800-662-5034

Rhode Island Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Judiciary of Rhode Island Mediation Program
Telephone: 401–458–3200

Rhode Island State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Rhode Island Bar Association

Rhode Island State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Statewide: 401–421–7799