Translation Services in Rhode Island: Cities and Guidance

Rhode Island organises two things differently from most states. Its Family Court is a single statewide court, and its probate courts are municipal - each city and town has its own. A divorce decree and an estate record from Rhode Island therefore come from quite different kinds of office.

Providence has large Dominican, Cape Verdean and Guatemalan communities and a long-established Portuguese one. Birth records come from the Department of Health's Center for Vital Records; marriage and death records are also held by the city or town clerk.