Whenever any petition for divorce has been filed or is pending in the family court, and the court is of the opinion that sufficient notice of the pendency of the petition has not, from any cause, been given to the adverse party, the court may order notice or further notice to the adverse party to be given in the manner that the court may prescribe. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 195, § 13; C.P.A. 1905, § 1220; G.L. 1909, ch. 247, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 291, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 416, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 15-5-15; P.L. 1982, ch. 63, § 1.
Rhode Island Legal Code