# R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-5: Uncorroborated testimony of complainant

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-5_S15-5-5

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-5
- **Heading:** Uncorroborated testimony of complainant
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-5 / Section 15-5-5

## Text

Whenever the act or acts giving rise to the cause for divorce are of a nature that the complaining party could not ordinarily produce corroborating testimony, the court may, in its discretion, if it is satisfied of the existence of the cause in question, the proof in other respects being satisfactory, grant the divorce on the testimony of the complaining party alone.

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