The Rhode Island Order of Distribution is a system that determines how marital property is divided in the event of a divorce in the state of Rhode Island. The order of distribution is based on the statutory guidelines of the Rhode Island General Laws. The order of distribution is used to divide assets such as real estate, personal property, financial accounts, pensions, and other marital assets between the divorcing spouses. The order of distribution is based on the legal principle of equitable distribution, which seeks to divide the marital property fairly and equitably between the parties. There are two types of Rhode Island Order of Distribution: the statutory order of distribution, which is the default order used when the parties do not agree on how to divide the assets, and the marital settlement agreement order of distribution, which is used when the divorcing spouses agree on how to divide the assets.