Prenuptial agreements are becoming an increasingly common part of wedding planning for couples of all ages and income levels. They can help delineate what is separate property going into and during a marriage and help both spouses ensure a fair settlement should the...
Rhode Island Family Law Blog
The ramifications of failing to pay child support
Child support is based on a binding court order. It's not something parents do to be kind to their kids or to help out an ex. As such, they can't stop paying simply because they don't want to or because they failed to save up enough money after other expenses. It's a...
3 options for dealing with your house in a divorce
Divorce is often incredibly complicated. For instance, you and your future ex-husband will have to work out a custody arrangement for your children, negotiate over your marital assets and divide the debt the two of you accumulated during your marriage. One of the...
New tax law affects alimony payments
The new tax law was signed in late December 2017 and will affect taxpayers both positively and negatively in 2018. For those who go through a divorce in the coming year, one change is worth noting before filing taxes. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminates many itemized...
Is your spouse hiding money in bitcoin?
The cryptocurrency bitcoin has been around for nine years. However, it's recently surged in value, and therefore, in popularity. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are ethereal and anonymous. They're bought and sold through the internet and don't belong to financial...
Things you can do to speed up your divorce
No reasonable person wants a long, drawn-out divorce. The longer the process takes, the more money it costs, the more time it takes out of your life and the greater chance there is that disagreements with your spouse will grow into serious conflicts. If you have kids,...
What divorcing couples should know about selling their home
When couples divorce, they often are faced with the task of selling the family home. In fact, that's the choice made by over 60 percent of divorcing couples. It's often not financially feasible for one spouse to buy out the other's share and maintain the house alone....
A sound parenting agreement should include many things
The thought of going through a divorce is challenging enough. Even if you know this is the best thing you can do, it goes without saying that you will have some reservations. Fortunately, knowledge of the process makes it much easier for you to move forward one step...
How to improve the outcome of your divorce
No divorce is easy -- emotionally or in any other sense. However, there are steps that everyone can take to improve the ultimate outcome and lessen the drama.. One of the first steps is to hire an experienced divorce attorney with whom you feel comfortable and who...
A child support modification can improve your finances
You pay child support with the idea that it will help your child live a better life. While there is nothing wrong with this, you only have so much money to go around. This is why there could come a point when you need to request a child support modification. If your...

