Abuso del Litigio

You can request an order to stop abusive litigation if two things are true:

1. The person using abusive litigation is either:
   • your current or former family or household member; or  
   • someone who has a civil order against him/her or a criminal conviction for stalking or sexually assaulting you; and
2. A judge has already decided that this person committed domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault against you.¹ You can prove this with the documents listed in What documents can I use to prove that the person filing abusive litigation abused me?

A family or household member means:

• your current or former intimate partner;
• your current or former spouse;
• someone related to you by blood or marriage;
• someone who currently lives with you or has lived with you in the last three years;
• someone you have a child with; or
• someone you are currently dating or have dated or been engaged to in the last year.²

¹ R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8.4-2(a)(1), (a)(2)
² R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8.4-1(2)