Silver Divorces
Recently, a growing trend has been divorces in couples who have been together for long periods of time (20+ years) and are older in age. The popular term for these types of divorces has become “Silver Divorces”. There are…
Choose Wisely
When searching for a family law attorney for a divorce, child custody dispute, child support matter, or domestic violence issue here's a tip you won't hear from many of us: shop around. Take your time (assuming you're temporarily safe from…
What Not to Do in Family Court! (Part 1)
While there’s never a dull moment in Family Court and emotions are always bubbling over, there are certain things that you should never do inside those four walls. Don’t let your emotions get the better of you. Follow your attorney’s…
The muted horrors of parental alienation
All too often two parents enter a Family Court but only one leaves. By that I mean that after a divorce the parent that holds primary physical custody over the child (the parent with whom the child lives most of…
The specter of the significant other
Although it may be tough people eventually move on after a divorce. Eventually some people begin to date again and with this oftentimes comes the difficult decision whether or not to introduce your new significant other to your children. While…
Do you and your attorney pass the El Paso test?
When you meet an attorney for your initial consultation (n.b. it should be free, it should always be free) you think you are interviewing them: Do they seem interested, will they fight for me and my case, do they understand…
Want to settle your Family Court case? Never use the past tense.
The four-way conference: a meeting of the parties and their attorneys to analyze and address the issues and concerns of a case, can (if done correctly) be an effective tool in resolution, or at least pruning a matter down to…
The Greatest Moment in RI Family Court History
As I was waiting patiently for my case to be called an argument broke out between two parents about something or other. Even as voices raised and tempers flared I had trouble finding it very interesting. Screaming and gnashing of…
What alimony is, and is not
Alimony is becoming an endangered species in the RI Family Court. The temporary payment from one (former) spouse to the other is not an income-equalizer. Understand this from the start and you will be better equipped. Alimony is a rare…
No. You can’t have a new judge.
Lawyers get asked lots of questions. We collect questions. Lots and lots of questions. A few of these even have answers. Other questions are not worthy of responses. So, no, you cannot file a Motion to get a new judge…