Not everyone knows exactly what a deposition is: Instrument of torture used in the Middle Ages to see if someone was a witch? One of the forms you sign when you apply for a mortgage? Name of the trendiest new…
Should you find yourself in the RI Family Court you have unknowingly and unintentionally become part of quite a process. A process that I hope you are coming to understand a bit better with each pithy blog post. One part…
Short answer: depends on the child! The marital covenant isn’t what it used to be. Infidelity (of all kinds) has become so commonplace that RI Family Court judges will often shrug it off. He cheated on her. She emptied the…
It is the great human tragedy to fall in love with someone just long enough to create a human being and thereafter come to hate the other parent so perfectly that you would do anything real or imagined to cause…
By Guest Blogger. Have you ever heard of the term “mama bear”? Of course you have, you’re reading this blog. Let me tell you a little story involving this mama bear that happened over the course of the past week.…
Hey, remember the Rambo Litigator? The one that spends all of their time wasted in court flipping out about their client’s $0.12 decrease in salary, so they can get child support lowered by that much? The one that is an…
There are several misconceptions about the Family Court. The one that is most bothersome is the belief that once the case is over the conflict is over. The (former) couple gets all dressed up, all worried, all stressed, and all…
You’ve just found yourself lucky enough to be a party in a case in Family Court. If you happen to be the defendant that was just served with a summons, you’re probably thinking, “Oh, what the $#&%@.” If you happen…
Recently I found myself in a rather unusual, uncomfortable position. For a Family Court attorney that is not so surprising. This time was a bit different, however. In the midst of a child custody hearing to determine whether a Grandmother…
Fairly often now I am told by a parent of a newborn or infant that they want sole custody. And often this request comes innocently enough by a parent who probably doesn’t know exactly what they are asking for and hasn't…