It was during my fifth meeting with a certain client that I noticed he had a massive book under his armpit with the tips of the pages all glossed. I could not see the binding. My guess was that he…
Married couples who are weighing the pros and cons of divorce should first be fully educated as to the alternatives, namely, legal separation, annulment, or the timely but totally “accidental” death of their beloved spouse. R.I. being puritanical does not…
I am through with email and the popular fallacy that an empty inbox in any way indicates a productive afternoon. I hope that I can persuade you that this is not a selfish or flippant decision. And if I lose…
Will you be able to divorce without having to hire (or worse) talk to an attorney? Are you that lucky? Maybe, maybe not ... ?! Here are some thoughts for my pro-se Divorce-I-Y’ers. As ever, I practice in teeny little…
So I got a heartbreaking divorce call this afternoon. A crying wife contacted me worried sick because her spouse, with whom she just began marriage counseling, had filed for divorce. The cad. Her first court date is in March. She…
Telling a parent not to discuss a pending divorce, post-divorce, or child custody proceeding in the R.I. Family Court is easy advice to give. And like all easy advice it is freely given. Adhering to that advice is more complicated.…
My Family Court firm has had a surge of calls about divorcing parties regarding what constitutes abandonment. Abandonment in the context of a R.I. divorce action means specifically an allegation that one parent voluntarily left the marital home where at…
Please See Also Other Divorce Related Inquiries: How much is this divorce going to end up costing me (no, in total)?, How long will I have to carry this weight around? Can't we just end this already? Haven't I suffered…
The Family Court can't help you understand that the breakdown of your marriage was not your fault, and it was not anyone else's fault either. The Family Court can't grant you the belief that you did all that you could…
Actress Christina Ricci has filed for divorce (and a restraining order) from her spouse of seven years James Heerdegen, claiming that the idiot allegedly spit at her. The police were called, but not arrests were made. Christina Ricci, perhaps best…