GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders: Governor Raimondo Signs Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act
July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release on July 21:
Governor Raimondo signed the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act (RIUPA), legislation that updates the state's 40-year-old paternity laws to ensure all Rhode Island children have equal access to the security of legal parentage.
The RIUPA fills critical gaps in the state's parentage law, particularly for LGBTQ parents and their children. The legislation allo . . .
Governor Raimondo signed the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act (RIUPA), legislation that updates the state's 40-year-old paternity laws to ensure all Rhode Island children have equal access to the security of legal parentage.
The RIUPA fills critical gaps in the state's parentage law, particularly for LGBTQ parents and their children. The legislation allo . . .