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How Google and James Bond Affect Your RI Divorce
In the age of Google it is hard to have a secret life. Society's use of technology in most facets of everyday life creates electronic trails. Those trails are followed and explored when one party's secret life becomes part of your RI divorce. The amount of...
The Rhode Island Family Court in a Nutshell
If you are getting divorced in Rhode Island, you may want to know the background of the court system which will hear your Rhode Island Divorce. The Rhode Island Family Court was established by statute, and consists of eleven associate judges and the Chief...
How Can I Succeed in my Rhode Island Divorce?
You can succeed in your Rhode Island divorce by first recognizing this simple truth; everyone loses in divorce. The Rhode Island Family Court cannot provide you with more than what you had when you shared full access to your total marital estate. In short,...
RI Military Service Members or Spouses Divorce Concerns
RI military service members or their spouse seeking a divorce in the Rhode Island Family Court must be aware that such actions means complying with the substantive and procedural laws of the state. Both spouses need to be aware of the military...
Checklist: Prepare For a Financially Successful Rhode Island Divorce
Military historians note that the D-Day invasion was won for the Allies as much by the pre-invasion strategic planning/battle plan as by the heroic efforts of the troops who stormed the beaches. One's divorce battle plan for Rhode Island divorce success...
Initial Considerations for a RI Divorce Temporary Support Motion
RI divorce temporary support hearings can be a critical first round of a divorce fight in your Rhode Island Divorce. While the divorce is pending, the proper result of a Rhode Island temporary support hearing allows both parties to conduct...
Dividing Retirement Assets in a Rhode Island Divorce
In the Rhode Island Family Court, a retirement asset is viewed as an asset that has been saved by the asset holder or her or his employer for the employee's retirement. The asset or benefit may be available to the employee currently, or will be...
Rhode Island Premarital Agreements
Rhode Island law views marriage as a partnership. Generally, all assets acquired during the course of a marriage are deemed by statute to be marital and subject to distribution by the Rhode Island Family Court. Premarital Agreements allow future spouses, before the...
RI Divorce and Parenting Plans
Parenting plans are agreements of the parties entered as a Rhode Island Order of the Court which details the schedule of each parent with their children. Having a parenting plan protects the rights of both parents. If tempers flare, or...