Rhode Island Family Court Magistrate

Magistrate

• Garrahy Judicial Complex, One Dorrance Plz., Providence, RI, 02903
• Office Phone: (401)458-5310
• TTY: 711
• Fax: (401)458-5180

• High School: Classical High School
• College: College of the Holy Cross, AB, 1965
• Graduate School: Georgetown Law Center, JD, 1968

• Appointed by: Chief Judge Jeremiah S. Jeremiah Jr.
• Term Length Service: 10 Years
• Appointment Date: July 17, 2008

• The Family Court has jurisdiction over matters relating to delinquent, wayward, dependent, neglected, abused, mentally deficient, or disordered children. The Family Court also hears and determines all petitions for guardianship of any child who has been placed in the care, custody, and control of the Department of Children, Youth and Families. The court also has jurisdiction over adoptions, child marriages, paternity proceedings, matters involving domestic relations, juveniles, and all matters relating to the enforcement of laws regulating childcare providers and child placing agencies.