RI · rules
R.I. R. Juv. P. 46
Out-of-State Counsel
No person, who is not an attorney and counselor
of the Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island, shall be permitted to act as
attorney or counselor for any party in any proceeding, hearing, or trial in the Family
Court unless granted leave to do so by the Family Court or by the Supreme Court.
Unless the Family Court or the Supreme Court permits otherwise, any attorney who
is granted such leave to practice before the Family Court shall not engage in any
proceeding, hearing, or trial therein unless there is present in the courtroom for the
duration of the proceeding, hearing, or trial a member of the bar of Rhode Island
who shall be prepared to continue with the proceeding, hearing, or trial in the
absence of counsel who has been so granted leave.
Subject to the limitations and exceptions set forth in Article II, Rule 9 of the
Supreme Court Rules for the Admission of Attorneys and Others to Practice Law,
leave shall be granted by the Family Court, in the court's discretion, upon a
miscellaneous petition signed by the petitioner in a form approved by the
Supreme Court, supported by certifications of the attorney seeking admission pro
hac vice and of Rhode Island associate counsel, and assented to by the party being
represented in a client certification. The most current forms for pro hac vice are
located on the Judiciary's website at www.courts.ri.gov under the heading of
Public Resources, Forms.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ri.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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