Rhode Island Family Court Magistrate

Magistrate

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

• High School: Classical High School
• College: Quinnipiac University
• Graduate School: Roger Williams University School of Law

• Appointed by: Chief Judge Michael B. Forte
• Term Length Service: 10 Years
• Appointment Date: January 19, 2021

• 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.