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28 Jan 2012, 6:25 am
When you are your own Rhode Island divorce lawyer you represent yourself and you have the opportunity to make your own mistakes. This is the unfortunate part of representing yourself Pro Se. So that my message isn't misunderstood, let me be clearer than I have perhaps been in the past. Rhode Island divorces aren't always simple or easy even if they are uncontested or when you "think" they are uncontested. Some Rhode Island divorces that are uncontested can be made easier and simpler. Keep in mind… [read post]
3 Jun 2012, 8:42 am
Tracy and Thomas believed they could handle their divorce all on their own in the Providence County Family Court. It's more affordable when you do it yourself but then again you risk making mistakes because you are not a divorce lawyer. Compared to most people, Thomas and Tracy did a fairly good job. However, Tracy never anticipated that Thomas might not provide her with a quitclaim deed to ensure that the house could be refinanced and titled solely in her name. Once the nominal divorce hearing in… [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 5:01 pm
LegalForms.com, CompleteCase.com, LegalZoom.com, and others . . . . please do me a favor and step aside gracefully. I've spent more time helping people fix the mistakes in your forms and instructions which people in the Rhode Island family court system rely upon as "legal advice." As a Rhode Island lawyer who focuses my practice exclusively on divorce and family law it takes more time and energy to deprogram these poor people from what you have "done for them" than it would if they came to me in the… [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 9:32 am
Divorce Settlement Tip #9: Perform a Lifestyle Analysis on High Net Worth Clients
In Divorce Settlement Tip #2, we discussed how you always have to work backward from each party’s needs. As we mentioned then, “need” is synonymous with “budget”—and the best, quickest, most painless way to a settlement was to look at the budget for each party, not just your client.
Nowhere is this more true than with your high net worth clients. For these clients, you need to perform a Lifestyle Analysis… [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 9:09 am
If you are thinking about handling your Rhode Island Divorce completely on your own before the Rhode Island Family Court, think again!!!! At first I saw a trend that I was in favor of. I saw more and more people filing their own divorces and representing themselves. I have supported a person's right to do this because I know that many people don't have thousands of dollars to hire a lawyer to represent them. I can understand and appreciate the economics of the situation. However, this trend has… [read post]
4 Jul 2010, 3:47 am
Being a dedicated Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer involves more than just an advertisement in the Yellow Pages touting that you handle divorce cases. It also means much more than just having a placard outside your door indicating that you handle divorce cases that has been sitting there for the past twenty (20) years. It means staying abreast of legal developments in divorce and family law at least on major issues. Consider this family lawyer scenario. A prospective divorce client is referred by a… [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 8:54 am
Divorce Settlement Tip # 8: Alimony Recapture Calculations
As a family law attorney, you know that alimony recapture is the big bad wolf of the divorce world—particularly for the payor. It comes into effect when alimony payments end, or decrease substantially, during the first three calendar years of alimony payments—triggering a transfer of some portion of the previous two years’ alimony tax break from payor to recipient.
For the payor, the tax break - considered a loophole by the U.S. tax… [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 3:20 pm
Here's a simple tip that adversarial lawyers sometimes use to get your business. They tell you they are on your side and that they are more than agreeable but that it is the other attorney that your spouse may already have that is very difficult to work with and therefore if things seem drawn out it is because of the other lawyer. Usually the situation is the contrary. Recently an attorney was hired by a client. I have it on good authority that the attorney told the prospective client that I was a… [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 4:19 am
Discover the hidden dangers of relying solely on a Rhode Island Family Court Judge to lead you through your divorce proceeding. [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 7:24 am
Whether you like it or not Rhode Island Divorces with bitter spouses are no longer simple anymore. They have risen to the level of cyber terrorism yet the law has yet to catch up with it in the area of Rhode Island Family Law. Only criminal law seems to have reached the area of computer crime and infiltration of private information. Here is only one example of what computer hackers are capable of. IMF becomes latest known target of major cyber attack WASHINGTON/BOSTON | Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:25am EDT… [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 4:19 am
Discover the hidden dangers of relying solely on a Rhode Island Family Court Judge to lead you through your divorce proceeding. [read post]
18 Jan 2011, 12:36 pm
How Generating a New York Statement of Net Worth - Makes Life Easy (And Accurate) for New York State Divorce Lawyers
EzSupport-NY captures the financial data pertinent to all no fault divorce cases in New York State. Our clear and easy-to-use forms collect information, prompting expansions for an unlimited number of customizations. Whether it’s a second home or 10th home, multiple children (and stepchildren), or unusual expenses, our software captures all of it, without limitation-and generates… [read post]
24 Jul 2010, 7:19 am
Most divorce lawyers in Rhode Island know that divorce settlements are a matter of give and take, offers and compromises. Yet as a RI divorce lawyer there are settlement aspects that frankly I wish didn't exist but are a reality of the process. Alimony as part of a marital settlement when it isn't warranted from a legal perspective is sometimes one of them. Yet, this is a perfect example of how as a Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer, or even more economically as a Rhode Island Divorce Coach, I could be of… [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 4:43 pm
Question: In a Rhode Island Divorce doesn't my spouse have to continue keeping me covered by health insurance even after the divorce is finalized? Answer: No. There is no Rhode Island law that says a spouse who has provided health insurance to another spouse must keep the other spouse insured under the existing health insurance plan. Health Insurance is something that may or may not be negotiable during any particular divorce. If the company that has set up the health insurance plan has set it in… [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 7:57 am
Divorce Settlement Tip # 6: Future Value of Pensions
Pensions are an enormously complicated subject. You need an actuary to fully explain and calculate how they work.
Well, we’re not actually actuaries. But we do know that in most divorce cases, pensions built up over the course of 5, 10, 15 or more years are valuable assets. You want to help your client approximate what these assets are worth—but chances are, you’re reluctant to send him or her to an expensive forensic accountant to do… [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 5:13 am
Sure, you can do your own Rhode Island divorce all by yourself. You have the right to represent yourself. You know your assets, debts and children better than anyone else so why not, right? That's what Rhody D. Vorce thought. Was his Rhode Island divorce successful? What is your opinion of his divorce after I give you my professional thoughts? Rhody was married to Brenda for 27 years. They have two children over the age of 18, Charles and John and one daughter, Sarah who is just about to turn 18 and… [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 2:00 am
You've already heard or read that the Rhode Island Supreme Court doesn't license lawyers in any specific area of law. When we pass the Rhode Island Bar Exam and we are sworn in we are all sworn in as general practitioners. From that point on, we may choose certain areas that we want to "focus" in but we are not technically "specialists" in anything. Of course this makes it very hard for people to find a Rhode Island lawyer who specializes or rather " is experienced in" the practice of divorce law.… [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 11:27 pm
Divorce Settlement - Tip #1: Start With Available Cash
As a legal software company, we’re not in the business of advising lawyers how to practice divorce law—or any other type of law.
We are in the business of giving you ways to make your practice easier, more efficient, and stress-free.
Your parties’ faces and facts are unique every time. But there are a few things that remain constants as you advise your client towards settlement. It’s our job to point some of these out, so that you can… [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 4:31 am
Divorce Settlement Tip #4: Alimony V. Child Support
Our first divorce settlement tip recommended that when calculating spousal support, you start with available cash, or disposable (after-tax) income.
Tip #2 recommended working backward from need—and staying as close as possible to each party’s marital lifestyle.
Tip #3 was about putting dollar value settlements in the context of your client’s bottom (not top) line.
Today, we’re going to talk to you about tax evasion.
Well, no. Not really.… [read post]
27 Jun 2012, 3:40 pm
Going through the divorce process through the traditional litigated model opens up a person’s most private financial and social secrets to the public record. Even though legal files are not yet fully available on the internet, anyone can go to the courthouse and review your divorce file. For people who value privacy, the collaborative divorce process delivers. This is one of the major reasons that celebrities and high net worth individuals have been utilizing the collaborative divorce process. [read post]