# R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-1: Ownership of separate property

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-1

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-1
- **Heading:** Ownership of separate property
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-4 / Section 15-4-1

## Text

The real estate, chattels real, and personal estate which are the property of any woman before marriage, or which may become the property of any woman after marriage, or which may be acquired by her own industry, including damages recovered in suits or proceedings for her benefit and compensation for her property taken for public use, and the proceeds of all such property, shall be and remain her sole and separate property free from control of her husband.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-1 § 15-4-1. Ownership of separate property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-2 § 15-4-2. Receipt of property and release of debts by married woman.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-3 § 15-4-3. Power to contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-4 § 15-4-4. Conveyance of property to or from husband or other persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-5 § 15-4-5. Acknowledgment of deeds and letters of attorney.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-6 § 15-4-6. Release of interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-7 § 15-4-7. Testamentary power.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-8 § 15-4-8. Rights of spouses in real estate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-9 § 15-4-9. Trade or business €” Partnership with husband.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-10 § 15-4-10. Power to act as fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-11 § 15-4-11. Agent for husband €” Husband as agent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-12 § 15-4-12. Liability for contracts or torts of husband or wife.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-13 § 15-4-13. Liability of property to attachment and levy €” Liens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-13.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-14 § 15-4-14. Proceeding by or against married woman.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-4_S15-4-14.md)

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