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PIERCE v. PIERCE

No. 2000-81-A.

770 A.2d 867 (2001)

Cheryl A. PIERCE v. Paul O. PIERCE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 11, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Bauerle, III, Mark J. Trovato, Westerly, for Plaintiff.

Lauren E. Jones, Providence, Domenic A. Mosca, Jr./Fred J. Volpe, North Kingstown, for Defendant.

Present WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

This action for modification of a final judgment of divorce before the Supreme Court addresses three questions certified to us by the Family Court. At issue is whether a parent's child support obligations extend beyond a child's twenty-first birthday when the child is a young adult with special needs. The certified questions are:

"1. Does [G.L.1956 §] 15-5-16.2(b) terminate the Family Court's jurisdiction over...

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