PLEASE NOTE: To protect your safety in response to the threats of COVID-19, we are offering our clients the ability to meet with us via telephone or through video conferencing. Please call our office to discuss your options.
PLEASE NOTE: To protect your safety in response to the threats of COVID-19, we are offering our clients the ability to meet with us via telephone or through video conferencing. Please call our office to discuss your options.
When a couple in Rhode Island goes through a divorce, one person may be required to pay alimony to the other. The court takes a number of factors into account when determining whether there should be alimony, how much it should be and how long it should last. Length...
In the state of Rhode Island, individuals may be entitled to alimony and child support as part of a final divorce settlement. Whether you are entitled to receive these types of assistance depends on a number of factors unique to your own case. Let's take a look at the...
When a couple in Rhode Island goes through a divorce, one spouse may experience a drastic financial setback. For example, a stay-at-home parent may be unprepared to suddenly lose the financial support of the working spouse. In situations like this, the issue of...
Alimony, or spousal support, is a factor in many divorces in Providence, Rhode Island. The IRS shows that people received over $10.4 billion and paid over $12.6 billion in 2016. Until 2017, alimony was tax-deductible to the payer and taxable to the recipient. Tax...
Deciding how to distribute financial assets in a Rhode Island divorce proceeding can be complicated for some couples. One specific common issue with dividing assets is when one spouse has a significant retirement account. Contributions to the account for the duration...
The short answer is yes; Rhode Island residents should know that their ex-spouses can receive both Social Security benefits and alimony at the same time. The Social Security Administration governs supplemental income for those receiving benefits. Some considerations...
Many people are familiar with alimony, but do you know what palimony is? Palimony is often misunderstood, and it's often confused with alimony. If your relationship with your partner is ending and one partner requires financial assistance, you'll want to know whether...
Alimony payments are legal agreements between former spouses or still married spouses undergoing a long separation. When a couple divorces in Rhode Island, the spouse with a lesser income commonly receives these support payments. How alimony is determined Many...
If you’ve never heard the term before, it can be hard to understand why you have to pay your ex-spouse any amount of money after you’ve divorced. Alimony is usually sought after when one Rhode Island spouse did the grunt of the household / emotional work while the...
Many Rhode Island marriages end because of misconduct such as domestic violence, abandonment, substance abuse, or adultery. One question that many people have is if they are still obligated to pay alimony to their ex-spouses when the latter were at fault. Another...
