By Evan Kirshenbaum | Published March 19, 2014 | Posted in Child Custody, Family Law | Tagged Tags: Child Visitation | Leave a comment
Divorces that involve minor children can be highly emotional. If you are the non-custodial parent of your children, your top priority will likely be to protect your time with your children by establishing a workable visitation schedule. An experienced Rhode Island visitation attorney can help you create a schedule that provides you quality time with Read More
Read MoreA Canadian couple has found a way to make their divorce work — and it involves continuing to live under the same roof. Following a new trend in post-divorce living arrangements designed to ease the transition for children, many couples are adapting the concept of bird’s nest parenting and extending it to include the divorced Read More
Read MoreMost court orders are final, but divorce decrees are a unique type of court order. The family courts understand that, as the years pass after your marriage ends, your life changes. Thus, it is important that you seek to change your divorce decree to match your new circumstances. Child support alteration is one of the Read More
Read MoreIf you are divorced with children, it can be difficult when you or your ex-spouse wants to move out-of-state with your children. If you are facing this situation, it is important confer with an interstate child custody lawyer in Rhode Island. Both state and federal laws apply to child custody relocation cases. The Uniform Child Read More
Read MoreA prenuptial agreement is a contract between two parties who plan on getting married. This type of agreement helps prevent time-consuming and expensive disputes, should the parties separate and get divorced in the future. A Rhode Island prenuptial agreement attorney can create a marital agreement that stops the fighting and helps improve your relationship. But, Read More
Read MoreMore than 50 percent of children born in Rhode Island do not have the name of their father listed on the birth certificate. Establishing paternity is the legal process of identifying the father of a child born to unmarried parents. Under Rhode Island law, parents can establish paternity in several ways, including: Voluntary acknowledge at Read More
Read MoreDeciding to adopt a child is a huge and exciting endeavor. People adopt children for many reasons – they are unable to conceive, they are the child’s relative or they are child’s stepparent. In tragic circumstances, the child’s parent may be unable to care for the child or may have passed away. In any event, Read More
Read MoreWhen you are filing for divorce, you may encounter some unfamiliar legal terms. Laypeople often find themselves confused about certain terminology, such as the word “pleading.” A pleading is a formal written statement that initiates a legal case and establishes the issues that must be decided by the court. If you are planning on filing Read More
Read MoreWhen a couple decides to dissolve a marriage, it could be a year before the divorce is actually finalized. In contested divorces in which couples have high assets, children and property, these cases may end up in a lengthy trial. However, with the help of a Rhode Island alimony lawyer, you can be on your Read More
Read MoreIn Rhode Island, you must attend a minimum of one court hearing when filing for divorce. However, during an uncontested divorce, you might only need to attend that first hearing. To begin the process, submit a complaint and all the appropriate documentation to the family court clerk. Have a Providence family law lawyer assist you Read More
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