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How to Prepare Yourself Financially for Divorce

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published April 21, 2023 | Posted in Divorce | Tagged Tags: financial assets, marital assets, spousal support | Comments Off on How to Prepare Yourself Financially for Divorce

There is no doubt that divorce can be an extremely disruptive event in any married person’s life. To help manage these changes and start off the next phase of your life confidently, it is very important to prepare your finances prior to filing for divorce. The cost of getting a divorce can be significant. A Read More

Protecting Your Health Insurance When You Get Divorced

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published March 21, 2023 | Posted in Divorce | Tagged Tags: COBRA coverage, employer-sponsored insurance, health insurance | Comments Off on Protecting Your Health Insurance When You Get Divorced

An important but sometimes overlooked issue during a divorce is how to protect access to health insurance afterward. In the United States, health insurance for a family is often tied to one spouse’s employment and requires that a couple be married in order for coverage to apply to both individuals. The prospect of losing this Read More

How to Make a Compelling Case for Shared Custody

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published February 21, 2023 | Posted in Child Custody | Tagged Tags: 50/50 custody, divorce, shared custody | Comments Off on How to Make a Compelling Case for Shared Custody

For parents contemplating divorce, one of the most important issues to resolve is child custody — particularly physical custody over where children will live. In states like Rhode Island, where courts tend to prefer awarding one parent primary custody, obtaining a true shared arrangement requires planning and a strong understanding of state law. Child custody Read More

Suspect Your Spouse of Hiding Assets in Your Rhode Island Divorce?

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published December 21, 2021 | Posted in Asset Division | Comments Off on Suspect Your Spouse of Hiding Assets in Your Rhode Island Divorce?

While the goal for many when divorcing is to get through the process as quickly and painlessly as possible, the unfortunate reality is that sometimes divorces get ugly. One of the most common ways that spouses may try to hurt each other or get the upper hand – aside from arguing over parenting and custody Read More

How Do the Courts Address Parental Relocation?

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published December 6, 2021 | Posted in Child Custody | Comments Off on How Do the Courts Address Parental Relocation?

Child custody cases often involve issues that the parents do not agree on. As the case comes to a resolution, the parents will either negotiate an agreement through their attorneys or – if they are unable to come to an agreeable solution – the family court judge presiding over the case will decide. One issue Read More

Spousal Maintenance in a Rhode Island Divorce: Myth vs. Reality

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published November 29, 2021 | Posted in Alimony | Comments Off on Spousal Maintenance in a Rhode Island Divorce: Myth vs. Reality

Couples facing divorce may have misconceptions about the concept of spousal maintenance. At the outset, it is important to understand that each case is different, and maintenance orders will be highly fact-specific. However, understanding general misconceptions and the corresponding realities can assist you if you are facing family law issues related to spousal support in Read More

What Do Rhode Island Courts Consider Income When Calculating Child Support?

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published November 16, 2021 | Posted in Child Support | Comments Off on What Do Rhode Island Courts Consider Income When Calculating Child Support?

One of the largest financial impacts that divorce has is the assignment of child support, a regular payment designed to see that a child’s needs are met despite their parents no longer living together. Rhode Island law determines child support as a percentage of the supporting parent’s net income. However, this raises some important questions, Read More

Divorce and Potential Tax Consequences

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published November 3, 2021 | Posted in personal taxes | Comments Off on Divorce and Potential Tax Consequences

There is no getting around it: tax issues are always part of any divorce, simply because the marital assets are being divided, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) treats this as income. This is especially complex to navigate when the divorce involves high-income parties and high-value assets. The stakes are often higher when large marital Read More

Social Media and Electronic Evidence in a Rhode Island Divorce

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published October 26, 2021 | Posted in Divorce | Tagged Tags: divorce, electronic evidence, Rhode Island divorce attorney, Social Media | Comments Off on Social Media and Electronic Evidence in a Rhode Island Divorce

There is a lot of online advice for people who are going through a divorce or other legal issue about what they should and should not post on their social media accounts. There is also a great misconception about what “social media” means and some people assume that it only refers to platforms like Facebook, Read More

What Do Rhode Island Courts Consider Income When Calculating Child Support?

By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published October 4, 2021 | Posted in Child Support | Comments Off on What Do Rhode Island Courts Consider Income When Calculating Child Support?

One of the largest financial impacts that divorce has is the assignment of child support, a regular payment designed to see that a child’s needs are met despite their parents no longer living together. Rhode Island law determines child support as a percentage of the supporting parent’s net income. However, this raises some important questions, Read More

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