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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2002 | |
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RELATING TO WRONGFUL DEATH, DOMESTIC PARTNERS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Hetherington, Ajello, D Cicilline, Dennigan, and Aiken | |
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Date Introduced: April 30, 2002 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 10-7-1.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 10-7 entitled "Death By |
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Wrongful Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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10-7-1.2. Liability for loss of consortium -- Liability for loss of society and |
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companionship. -- (a) Whenever the death of a married person shall be caused by the wrongful |
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act, neglect, or default of another person, the decedent's spouse may recover damages against the |
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person for loss of consortium. |
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(b) Whenever the death of a parent or parents of an unemancipated minor or minors shall |
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be caused by the wrongful act, neglect or default of another person, the minor or minors may |
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recover damages against the person for the loss of parental society and companionship. |
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(c) Whenever the death of an unemancipated minor shall be caused by the wrongful act, |
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neglect, or default of another person, the parent or parents of the minor may recover damages |
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against the person for the loss of the minor's society and companionship. |
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(d)(1) Whenever two (2) adults have consented to exclusively share one another's lives in |
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an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring, and shall share a common residence and |
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living expenses, are, and remain unmarried, agree if necessary to provide and be jointly |
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responsible for basic and essential living expenses of each other, they shall be deemed to be |
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"domestic partners" for purposes of this section. |
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(2) Whenever the death of a domestic partner shall be caused by the wrongful act, |
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neglect, or default of another person, the other domestic partner as defined in subsection (d)(i) |
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may recover damages against the person for the loss of the partner's society and companionship. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO WRONGFUL DEATH, DOMESTIC PARTNERS | |
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This act would permit a domestic partner to recover damages for the wrongful death of |
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the other domestic partner. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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