A few hundred thousand Americans will divorce each year, keeping the country's divorce rate steady between 40% and 50%. This number seems dramatically high until you start to look at the facts closer and study why people are actually choosing to end their marriages....
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SHOULD I MOVE OUT WHEN GETTING A DIVORCE?
The first thing you might want to do after filing for divorce is move out of your family home and get some time and space away from your ex-spouse. This is entirely understandable but also generally discouraged by divorce attorneys and legal professionals. Whether you...
RHODE ISLAND FAMILY COURTHOUSE INFORMATION
When you are summoned to family court or bring a family law dispute to the court's attention, you will be given a court date. At this court date, you will have the attention of a family court judge who will oversee your case and hear your individual claims. In complex...
RHODE ISLAND DIVORCE LAWS: THE BASICS
Divorce is a trying time for the toughest of individuals. Even people who have only been married for a year or so can feel the pressure and emotional struggle that accompany divorce. If you think your own marriage may need to come to an end, you can help ease into...
HOW MUCH DOES DIVORCE REALLY COST?
Knowing how much your divorce is going to cost you can help you plan for your financial future. The only problem is that there really is no set amount you will pay to complete your divorce. In Rhode Island, if you only paid the basic filing fees and money the court...
FOUR FACTORS TO CONSIDER BEFORE FILING FOR DIVORCE
There are relatively few divorces that spring up out of one single and troubling event, and even fewer still that then follow through to completion. For the most part, divorce is a long, arduous process, in both how it can pan out in court and the thinking, debating,...
POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENTS: WHAT ARE THEY AND DO YOU NEED ONE?
True love is a powerful thing but certain love is actually quite rare. Ask a couple that has been happily married for most of their lives and even they will probably tell you that there were moments where they had their doubts or fears about where their marriage was...
DIVISION OF ASSETS IN RHODE ISLAND: SEPARATE VS. MARITAL PROPERTY
Divorce courts in Rhode Island rely on a system of equitable distribution when a couple is ending their marriage. Equitable might sound pretty good phonetically but it can actually spell trouble for you if you are not prepared to part ways with some of your prized...
HOW CAN I MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT?
In a previous blog entry, our Rhode Island family law attorneys discussed how parenting plans can be modified post-divorce. To further shed light on this complicated yet crucial legal issue, we would like to take the time now to discuss how child support payments in...






