Rhode Island Name Change Center
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TITLE 33 Probate practice and procedure.
CHAPTER 33-22 Practice in Probate Courts
SECTION 33-22-28
§ 33-22-28 Name change. In every petition for change of name in the probate court, the judge shall grant or deny the petition without consideration of presence or absence of spousal consent.
§ 15-7-15 Decree of change of name. If, in a petition for the adoption of a child, a change of the child's name is requested, the court, upon decreeing the adoption, may also decree the change of name and grant a certificate thereof.