Prenuptial agreements are becoming more common among people of all ages and income levels. They're no longer the province of older, wealthy people or even young people with significant inheritances and trust funds. In fact, the increase in prenups among millennials is...
Month: March 2017
Your attorney can help you locate and price assets in divorce
Divorce can be a difficult time for everyone involved. If your former spouse is attempting to hide assets or retain more of the estate than is legal, you will likely have a difficult divorce. In cases where one spouse is attempting to hide assets, the help of an...
What is considered ‘income’ in determining child support?
Divorcing couples and their attorneys generally strive to reach agreements on the issues to be hammered out, like child support, without having to take these matters before a judge. However, if the issue of child support payments needs to go to court, there are legal...
Tips on getting a child support modification
At the time you signed the divorce papers and agreed to pay a certain amount of child support, it may have been an ideal situation. However, we all know how quickly life can change. We can lose a job, get demoted and have a debilitating injury derail our plans...
Is it time for a divorce?
The author Herman Hesse famously said, "Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go." This could easily be about divorce. Many try to hang on to a dead marriage because they think they're being strong for the children or holding the...
Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey finalize divorce
Let's face it — the phrase "amicable divorce" is, more often than not, an oxymoron. Yes, there are rare cases when a couple "consciously uncouples," everything goes smoothly and neither side harbors any hurt or ill feelings. In most cases, though, divorce is a...
Understanding Property Division
When you meet someone, fall in love, and decide to get married, you never imagine that one day you will want to divorce that person. Unfortunately, the reality is that the harder parts of life often interfere with love and about half of the marriages in the United...
Lawmaker seeks to treat pets as more than property in divorces
In the aftermath of a divorce, most everyone needs to be around those they love and who love them. For many of us, that includes our four-legged family members. It's no wonder that so many couples battle vigorously during the divorce proceedings over custody and...
Why you should pay child support during a contentious divorce
Divorce is painful. If your former spouse has custody of your children during the divorce, it can be difficult to adjust. Instead of spending every day with your children, now you see them one night a week and on weekends. As if that weren't bad enough, you also have...
Did you know joint physical custody is rare in Rhode Island?
You've tried to make your marriage work through thick and thin, but the reality is that divorce is what it's come down to. Your first thought is about your children: who will they live with, and how will they be impacted by the divorce? You would love for your...