Bring an open mind. We know, we know. There are things you want. Things you are worried about. Things you cannot do without. Your world has been turned around and you are just learning to pivot to an entirely different…
Family lawyers spend their entire day (and most of their night) focusing on their client's families with precious little attention given to their own. On most days, I personally spend only a little over an hour with my own family,…
Many of us who are part of the Family Law section of the Rhode Island Bar Association are actually quite wonderful to one another. At least when the parties aren't looking. Most of the Family Law attorneys who practice everyday…
I dug deep into my box of Family Court secrets and pulled up a good one. You're not going to want to hear it. You're not going to believe it. But here goes: your family court judge is there to…
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.…
By Guest Blogger. It’s over. That two week break you had from not having to worry about anything to do with anything in your case in family court. The lawyers (kind of) had a break; the judges had a break;…
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…
by: Guest Blogger As I sit here trying to decide which topic I’d like to write about today I find myself with just a little writer’s block (which I’m not sure is even possible; I could write a book, no,…
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…
By Guest Blogger I am currently at the point in my Family Court case where I find almost everything about it funny. I’ve learned to not even pay attention to any motion or objection placed against me, because what does…