To the family court shall also be referred for hearing, adjustment, reconciliation,
decision, and sentence all causes properly brought in the court or appealed from other
courts in which the defendant is accused, as provided by the statutes, of abandonment
of his wife or her husband or children, or both, leaving them in danger of becoming
public charges; of neglect to provide according to their means for his wife or her
husband or children, or both; of neglect or refusal of an habitual drunkard to aid
in the support of his or her family; of neglect or refusal by a child over eighteen
(18) years of age to provide for the support and maintenance of his or her father
or mother; or of threat to commit a crime or offense against the person or property
of the defendant’s husband, wife, children, father, or mother.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
12
cases, 1962–2008 · leading case:
State v. Jalette, 382 A.2d 526 (R.I. 1978).
State v. Jalette, 382 A.2d 526 (R.I. 1978).
· cites it 5× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §8-10-4. That section provides: “§8-10-4.”
State v. Sivo, 925 A.2d 901 (R.I. 2007).
· cites it 2× “” Likewise, § 8-10-4 transfers jurisdiction over certain criminal cases to the Family Court to protect and preserve the well-being of the family in the hope of reconciling the parties and reestablishing amicable family relations.”
State v. Zittel, 180 A.2d 455 (R.I. 1962).
· cites it 9× “The substance of their arguments is that in enacting §8-10-4 of the family court act the legislature did not intend to divest the district courts of jurisdiction over the misdemeanors listed in the question certified to this court, merely because such offenses involved the…”
State v. Kenney, 523 A.2d 853 (R.I. 1987).
· cites it 3× “1986), that where the family unit has already been dissolved by the emancipation and independence of the children, no jurisdiction is conferred on the Family Court under § 8-10-4 2 when assaultive conduct occurs between an emancipated child and his or her parent.”
State v. Young, 941 A.2d 124 (R.I. 2008).
“1, and second, under the broad authority granted to the trial justice by the Family Court Act, specifically, §§ 8-10-4 and 8-10-5. The defendant further contends that the Family Court’s “unique character and purpose” is “to protect and assist the well-being and integrity of the…”
Dutton v. Langlois, 247 A.2d 86 (R.I. 1968).
· cites it 2× “1956, §8-10-4, as amended. If, as in the instance of a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, it falls within the classification, and if the prerequisite family relationship exists and is made known, then the superior court is ousted of its jurisdiction to pro *530 ceed…”
State v. Boucher, 468 A.2d 1227 (R.I. 1983).
“1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 8-10-4, was and still is within an enumerated group of crimes that are to be transferred to the Family Court “for hearing, adjustment, reconciliation, and sentence.”
State v. Donato, 516 A.2d 880 (R.I. 1986).
· cites it 6× “At the time the alleged offenses occurred, the middle-aged defendant was living apart from his parents.”
State v. McMahon, 296 A.2d 28 (R.I. 1972).
· cites it 5× “In essence, the particular part of that statute which is relevant to this appeal provides that any case in which a defendant is accused of assaulting his “wife” or “children” shall be referred to the Family Court for “hearing, adjustment, reconciliation, decision and sentence.”
State v. Perry, 234 A.2d 115 (R.I. 1967).
· cites it 3× “1956, §8-10-4, as amended, 2 jurisdiction was vested in the family court.”
State v. Burke, 783 A.2d 917 (R.I. 2001).
· cites it 6× “The defendant has alleged that pursuant to G.L.1956 § 8-10-4, the Family Court has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over this offense and that the Superior Court lacked jurisdiction over this criminal information.”
State v. Strom, 941 A.2d 837 (R.I. 2008).
“1, and second, under the broad authority granted to the trial justice by the Family Court Act, specifically, §§ 8-10-4 and 8-10-5. The defendant further emphasizes that the Family Court’s “unique character and purpose” is “to protect and assist the well-being and integrity of…”
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