# R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-6: Waiver of parents€™ right to consent €” Guardianship of agency

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-6

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-6
- **Heading:** Waiver of parents€™ right to consent €” Guardianship of agency
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 15 / Chapter 15-7 / Section 15-7-6

## Text

Any duly licensed child placement agency in this state, or governmental child placement agency, at the request of the natural parent or parents of a child under eighteen (18) years of age, may, not sooner than fifteen (15) days after the birth of the child, petition the family court for the termination of the rights of the natural parents of the child to consent to its adoption. After any notice to the natural parents that the court deems proper, a hearing shall be had prior to the hearing on the petition for adoption in the family court, and if the family court finds after examination of the parent or parents that the parent or parents freely join in the petition, and that the granting of the petition is for the best interests of the child, it shall decree that in the hearing on the adoption of the child the consent of the natural parents as provided above shall be unnecessary and that the agency shall be the sole party to give or withhold consent. The granting of the petition to give or withhold consent to the child placement agency shall also make the agency the guardian of the child for all purposes.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-2 § 15-7-2. Report, investigation, and hearing on placement of child for adoption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-2.1 § 15-7-2.1. Pre-adoption report on child placed for adoption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-2.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-3 § 15-7-3. Report, investigation, and hearing on child brought into state for adoption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-4 § 15-7-4. Petition to adopt €” Court having jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-5 § 15-7-5. Consent required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-5.1 § 15-7-5.1. Contact preference form information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-5.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-6 § 15-7-6. Waiver of parents€™ right to consent €” Guardianship of agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-7 § 15-7-7. Termination of parental rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-7.1 § 15-7-7.1. Court proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-7.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-7.2 § 15-7-7.2. Mediation of termination of parental rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-7.2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-8 § 15-7-8. Notice to parents €” Notice when no parent living or when parent in mental institution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-9 § 15-7-9. Notice to parent whose whereabouts unknown.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-10 § 15-7-10. Consent of minor parents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-7-11 § 15-7-11. Investigation and report as to adoptive home.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T15_C15-7_S15-7-11.md)

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