To get divorced (when children are involved) be sure to specifically illustrate exactly how you two former love birds wish to divide time with the kids for each major holiday and special occasion. Unless I am told otherwise from the…
A forest fire in a desiccated landscape ravages everything in its path and has no compassion or consideration for collateral damage. The trees, having spent centuries taking root and competing with the foliage around them in a race to the…
When parties divorce, their retirement assets that began or increased during the marriage must be divided properly. Like other marital assets, if the parties do not equitably divide their retirement accounts they will not be granted a divorce. Problem is,…
I have entered into a child custody case. Or at least, it is a child custody case at heart. Unfortunately for the parties, the judge, and most importantly me, it has begun as a restraining order. The custody merits will…
Family law attorneys are professional bad guys (and gals). What with the black cowboy hat and patchy sideburns we gum a broken cigar between our lips and let our three-day-stubble do the talking. If you meet your family law attorney…
Today's parents already wear many hats: nurse, teacher, spiritual guide, saucier, confidante, cheerleader, janitor, exorcist, on and on. Modern parents navigating a bitter divorce find themselves in an impossible situation. Bestselling books and Ph.D. theses have been written about the…
Months into a contested custody case I have (I represent the mother), opposing party (father) racked up his second DUI by wrapping his car around a utility pole. Mercifully, the child was not in the car at the time. But…
I wanted to take a brief but important moment to discuss issues with party names that the R.I. family Court has been seeing of late. First, as to a child: In R.I. it is helpful to note at the outset…
In a recent blog entry I magnanimously agreed to get one lucky, sweet couple divorced for free in honor of Valentine's Day. Because even when I'm nice I'm a jerk. But I am only doing one of those, and there…
The only truly beautiful, breathtaking part of a Family Law case is the very end. "A good case is a closed case," is the mantra in the courthouse hallways and closets where divorce attorneys hide and nap. And that is really…